The Corrupt World of Science | Dr Suman Sahai | TEDxSMIT

Dr. Suman Sahai is an internationally recognized researcher who has been extensively contributing to the world of science. In her decades of work, she has experienced how big money manipulates science and research to present a biased point of view. In this TEDx talk, she narrates various such examples and presents her idea on how we as a society can fight this corruption.
Dr. Suman Sahai is a woman who has many tags- a scientist, an academic, a campaigner, a family person and an agent of change. In 1993, she formed the Gene Campaign, a research and advocacy organization, which has been instrumental in empowering the rural and tribal community of India. She was appointed Knight in the Royal Order of the Golden Ark, the Netherlands in 2001 and was honored with the Norman Borlaug award in 2004 for her outstanding contribution to agriculture and environment. Dr. Sahai is also a recipient of the Padma Shri, the Borlug award, Outstanding woman Achiever award and the BirbalSahni Gold medal. She is the founder Chairperson of the Gene Campaign which works on issues relating to food, nutrition and livelihoods.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@Rwthless1]

Even academic scientists don't seem to understand They have a job, and they don't look at who is paying for it.

[@Mrs.Criticless]

YES

[@misterlyle.]

Dr. Suman Sahai delivers a compelling and highly effective message about the failures of modern science in her TEDx presentation. That less than three thousand of us have noticed this talk is part of the problem. For comparison, in nearly the same amount of time Justin Timberlake has received more than _one billion_ views of his song from the movie _Trolls._ We live in a world that has made a catchy tune a bigger priority than our own health and education.

[@davesmith-rs1yo]

Very true..

[@ravenkama6922]

Here in 2024... not alot has changed, in fact, the Pandemic and the v.x rollout proved BIG PHARMA is still alive and well😊

[@misterlyle.]

@@ravenkama6922 Right; money talks, which has probably been true since it was invented.

[@patharvard]

Seemingly, valorous charities and activist groups, that receive millions of dollars in donations, are often self-interested groups that sponsor and influence research to favor the narratives that fuel their funding.

[@frodo1338]

How on earth can a 6-YEAR-old video on a Channel with 38 MILLION Subscriptions only have 7 thousand views?! How?!

[@ryanferguson9249]

KZbin shadow-banning

[@b-manhoneyco.beesupply2845]

Science is incorruptible. Scientists are people and they can be corrupted. That is it.

[@TheMohan1986]

It's not just the Asbestos industry, but the multitude of societal institutions that depended on the use of asbestos all help explain how corruption becomes systemic. The asbestos industry pabdered to academia as you've mentioned. But they also convinced city planners, construction companies, and, to lower construction costs, that enabled and expedited urban sprawl and also the people's dependence on government and related corporations to build housing, buildings and every sort of infrastructure that a city or town needed. Where people once built houses off their own lands or through localised initiatives, they now ceded control to governments and the corporations that tendered for projects. Because large scale plans always ensures larger profit margins, the asbestos industry could justify their deeds with a counterargument of working for the greater good which was city planning and housing the masses. Yup, we have successfully created our own problems by blindly believing in the ideal that governments take care of their people, instead of profit which is needed to run those societies. So in an industry like science, where technology developed in the fields are meant to focus on improving the conditions of society, it is a matter of who's vision of society that you are working towards. And it's most likely going to be that of the people who fund you. And btw, the importance of city planning and such construction is a concept that was exported around the world to become a hallmark of a country's progress. Yup, it's an Imperialist standard that requires the participants to employ the strategies that the colonial masters had employed in their own homelands in Europe and also US. Gotta love globalisation and that ever consistent pricing despite economies of scale :) Then again, what's (the) business (of enforcing a unilaterally decided standard to which the masses have to agree with or face economic repercussions) without profit right?

[@123meenasalih]

Very informative! Thank you👏🏻

[@Rwthless1]

You can tell them until you're blue in the face. If it means getting much richer will take longer, They'll just laugh at you and answer with the same platitudes that you have told them are false and corrupt.

[@ryanferguson9249]

You are so right

[@rogerwilkie8555]

How relevant is this in 2021-to Present Day?

[@ryanferguson9249]

More than it’s ever been

[@nubiancaynes2128]

None of this seems like a problem with science. All the bad she talks about is with business and where it intersects with science.

[@ericchristen2623]

But scientists can be incredibly naive...

[@ryanferguson9249]

You’re not thinking straight

[@feba3875]

What about the vaccines, especially mRNA vaccines?

[@bengeurden1272]

You're not one of those conspiracy nutcases, are you? Anti-vaxxer. 🤣🤣🤣

[@ericchristen2623]

The biggest scam in modern history..

[@Darkneo7]

All these are old cases, if you think THC doesn't do anything you're doing the same that the cases you're "exposing".

[@mfredcourtney5876]

And then came COVID!

[@realityrevolution5886]

Why unwilling to "name names"?

[@misterlyle.]

Clearly the speaker has accepted a mission to educate others, but not to risk any legal retaliation for doing so.

[@RMarkNolan]

Why become a target to these huge, well-funded corporations? Who knows what they are capable of?

[@navejay4384]

She feels too healthy to call the suicide hotline . Thats why unwilling to name names .

[@armandvega2752]

Because she doesn’t want to get assassinated that’s why.

[@BatmanProject777]

@@armandvega2752 Yup ! If more were joining in saying this, it'd be harder to assassinate all of them without notice. Not enough people are 'listening' yet anyway. Once it becomes more commonly and openly discussed, it would also be more difficult.

[@sanjanewmoonlife]

Science corruption propaganda