1907: Immune System
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 Title text: It also helps with negotiation. "Look, if it were up to me, *I'd* accept your offer, but my swarm of autonomous killer cells literally can't be reasoned with. It's out of my hands!" |
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Immune systems are cool. Randall is comparing white blood cells, the core of the human immune system, to an autonomous microscopic defensive swarm that will do anything to protect its host. He also points out that the host has no ability to restrain it, and does not know its power. All of this is technically accurate, at least for most people.
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Standing in front of a boardroom full of people
My body hosts an autonomous microscopic defensive swarm that will do anything to protect me.
I have no ability to restrain it and I don't know my own power.
So listen up.
Sales grew by 4% this quarter...
Business protip: You can strengthen any presentation by opening with a reminder about how cool immune systems are.
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Actually, there are many "biologics" -- drugs that suppress the various facets of the immune system to treat diseases like Rheumatoid Arthritis (R.A.). Examples include Enbrel and Remicade. --Pondy (talk) 16:55, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
We have to add a [citation needed] here. 172.68.47.114 18:06, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
- [citation needed] 162.158.62.93 19:57, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
Is Randall really suggesting using his own immune system as the Bad Cop?
Add a line or two about gullible managers who will believe anything as long as it is presented in a shiny PowerPoint presentation.--162.158.150.46 21:35, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
I'd question the assertion that "Ponytail is delivering an informative report" - more likely it's an uninformative report, which is why she felt the need to spice it up with a sensationalist (and irrelevant) account of her immune system.141.101.98.172 16:24, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
