Results for "Bill Gates"

From Bioethics to Eugenics

One of the iconic moments from my Who Is Bill Gates? documentary is the clip of Gates at the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival discussing a proposal to increase funding for public education by diverting money from end-of-life care for the elderly and terminally ill. Lamenting...

Interview 1565 – James Corbett in Democracy Down

Interview 1565 – James Corbett in Democracy Down

When I was in Mexico earlier this year, I was interviewed by Drew Media for "Democracy Down," a documentary that explores the future of human organization in interviews with thought-leaders across the political and philosophical spectrum. Each week, they are releasing...

Episode 381 – Who Will Fact Check the Fact Checkers?

Episode 381 – Who Will Fact Check the Fact Checkers?

We've all come across online fact checkers that purport to warn us away from independent media sites under the guise of protecting us from fake news. But who is behind these fact check sites? How do they operate? And if these ham-fisted attempts at soft censorship...

Battle For the Arctic Heats Up

An incredible event took place this week: A Russian tanker docked at the Port of Jiangsu on China's east-central coast, offloading its cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Yamal LNG plant in Russia's north. Now, I know what you're thinking: "James, that's not so...

Too Little, Too Late? India Stands Up to the CDC

Flying completely under the radar of the various crises that have come to define 2020, an interesting story is playing out in India. This story shines a light on the increasingly globalized nature of medical research and on the dark practice of using poor people in...