Zuckerberg: can my $3bn clear the world of diseases

[turbobloke]

Probably not but good luck.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/22/technology/mark-...

[FN2TypeR]

Three billion dollars?

Peanuts!

[FredClogs]

Why on earth would you want to do that? As if creating face book wasn't bad enough now he wants everyone to live forever?

Get it up ya.

[steveT350C]

Microsoft aiming to crack cancer code using artificial intelligence.....

https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/20/microsoft-wants-...

Both stories released within 24 hours of each other

[BlackLabel]

A few days ago we had this:

"Microsoft has vowed to “solve the problem of cancer” within a decade by using ground-breaking computer science to crack the code of diseased cells so they can be reprogrammed back to a healthy state."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/09/20/micr...


Will the tech companies really have more success at tackling such diseases? (Compared to say drug companies, and more conventional medical scientists).

[Landlord]

Given a single pharma company's profits (GSK) for a single year equate to more than triple his pledge for the whole decade, I'd suggest that it's an optimistic aim.

Good on them for trying though. Can't do any harm.

[jmorgan]

FredClogs said:

Why on earth would you want to do that? As if creating face book wasn't bad enough now he wants everyone to live forever?

Get it up ya.

Preserving future profits.....

[BoRED S2upid]

BIANCO said:

Easy that one, NO.

At least let the man have a go it would be funny to watch.

[Smollet]

Has he something new coming out online very soon?

[Hugo a Gogo]

if that post gets enough likes he'll cure cancer

[5pen]

Hugo a Gogo said:

if that post gets enough likes he'll cure cancer

Only if you say "Amen" too.

[Budflicker]

It's almost like overpopulation of the planet is not an issue, and what we really need is more people.


Oh hang on, that's not right is it?

[anonymous-user]

5pen said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

if that post gets enough likes he'll cure cancer

Only if you say "Amen" too.

99% of people will ignore this post.

[Hugo a Gogo]

el stovey said:

5pen said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

if that post gets enough likes he'll cure cancer

Only if you say "Amen" too.

99% of people will ignore this post.

reply and comment 'yes' to see the magic

[Adenauer]

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[JagLover]

Landlord said:

Given a single pharma company's profits (GSK) for a single year equate to more than triple his pledge for the whole decade, I'd suggest that it's an optimistic aim.

Good on them for trying though. Can't do any harm.

Drug companies research spending is heavily focused on where they achieve a return on their investment. Which is the rich world and more specifically the USA.

$3 billion is actually a significant sum of money if targeted at diseases that afflict developing companies.

[Jonesy23]

The hubris of a bad engineer. He doesn't understand the problem so he thinks it will be quick and cheap to solve.

Getting lucky with a web site and having a wedge of cash doesn't make you a great thinker. Though Zuck is hardly unique in this.

[SystemParanoia]

this would have been a better place for his $3bn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarTram

[steveT350C]

Both Gates and Zucker have the money to employ the best brains to try to beat cancer and other diseases by coming at them from a completely different angle.

Currently the economic impact of treating cancer is about 1.5% of global GDP

[anonymous-user]

SystemParanoia said:

this would have been a better place for his $3bn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarTram

WTF



This deserves its own thread.