As Michael Specter outlines in his TED Talk, there are very many reasons human beings should be thankful for the world as it is. He cites improved mobility, wealth, health, opportunities in all arenas, and reduced disease rates as reasons to be optimistic rather than wishing for the past. In general, he gives an excellent talk that engages his audience using information related to current issues, while at the same time them to realize that the future is critical in further development. He encourages his audience not to allow cynicism to affect their ability to make smart decisions. In summary, he asks his audience and viewers to look at the ethical and logical picture and decide on a course of action. He questions whether it is preferable to have a few reactions to a
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Although he begins his talk by showing support for the incomparable accomplishments in the current American healthcare system, he turns skeptical about government and its plans for the citizens. He gives an example of many vitamin supplements that Americans use which is advertised as beneficial and says that they are actually products from unethical and profit-making companies. According to him, vitamin dose not have that much benefit, vitamin just let its users’ urine turn darker.
He still uses ethical appeals when describing the needless deaths of approximately 400,000 South Africans from AIDS because the country’s president denied the use of an AIDS vaccine that he deemed unsafe. This is a prime example of how individuals let their fear of science ruin their futures. Specter concedes that there are very many reasons to distrust large corporations or government policies, but he notes that science would help to save millions of people from terrible diseases. His approach thus demonstrates that Specter believes that there is still a possibility for change in the
Although he begins his talk by showing support for the incomparable accomplishments in the current American healthcare system, he turns skeptical about government and its plans for the citizens. He gives an example of many vitamin supplements that Americans use which is advertised as beneficial and says that they are actually products from unethical and profit-making companies. According to him, vitamin dose not have that much benefit, vitamin just let its users’ urine turn darker.
He still uses ethical appeals when describing the needless deaths of approximately 400,000 South Africans from AIDS because the country’s president denied the use of an AIDS vaccine that he deemed unsafe. This is a prime example of how individuals let their fear of science ruin their futures. Specter concedes that there are very many reasons to distrust large corporations or government policies, but he notes that science would help to save millions of people from terrible diseases. His approach thus demonstrates that Specter believes that there is still a possibility for change in the