Panacea
noun
A solution or remedy that will solve all problems or difficulties.
There is no single panacea for the problem of unemployment.
Often appears as...
- single panacea
- universal panacea
noun
A medicine that would cure all diseases.
In the middle ages, alchemists searched for a panacea that would restore youth and cure all diseases.
Often appears as...
- search for panacea
- alchemical panacea
noun
A solution or remedy that will solve all problems or difficulties.
There is no single panacea for the problem of unemployment.
Often appears as...
- single panacea
- universal panacea
noun
A medicine that would cure all diseases.
In the middle ages, alchemists searched for a panacea that would restore youth and cure all diseases.
Often appears as...
- search for panacea
- alchemical panacea
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Figurative Nuance
Often used figuratively to suggest an overly optimistic or naive solution.
While exercise is healthy, it's not a panacea for all lifestyle issues.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
In modern times, 'panacea' is rarely meant literally but instead indicates a general fix.
Technology isn't a panacea for educational challenges.
Pro Tip 3/3Sarcasm Warning
Can be used sarcastically to imply that something is not actually a comprehensive solution.
Oh sure, just throw money at the problem; like that's a panacea.
Pro Tip 1/3Figurative Nuance
Often used figuratively to suggest an overly optimistic or naive solution.
While exercise is healthy, it's not a panacea for all lifestyle issues.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
In modern times, 'panacea' is rarely meant literally but instead indicates a general fix.
Technology isn't a panacea for educational challenges.
Pro Tip 3/3Sarcasm Warning
Can be used sarcastically to imply that something is not actually a comprehensive solution.
Oh sure, just throw money at the problem; like that's a panacea.
Pro Tip 1/3Figurative Nuance
Often used figuratively to suggest an overly optimistic or naive solution.
While exercise is healthy, it's not a panacea for all lifestyle issues.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
In modern times, 'panacea' is rarely meant literally but instead indicates a general fix.
Technology isn't a panacea for educational challenges.
Pro Tip 3/3Sarcasm Warning
Can be used sarcastically to imply that something is not actually a comprehensive solution.
Oh sure, just throw money at the problem; like that's a panacea.
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How to spot a liar -...
can decode the signals that our bodies send out when we're trying to be deceptive and these technologies are going to be marketed all of us as panaceas for deceit and they will prove incredibly useful someday but you got to ask yourself in the meantime who do you want on your side of the meeting someone who's trained in getting to the truth or
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How we'll earn money in...
is some kind of a guaranteed income or universal basic income. Now, basic income is becoming a very important idea. It's getting a lot of traction and attention, there are a lot of important pilot projects and experiments going on throughout the world. My own view is that a basic income is not a panacea;
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Vishaan Chakrabarti: A...
is to build net-zero single-family homes. In sunny climates in particular, solar panels work very, very well, because it's a lot of roof area, relative to very few occupants. But these things, they're hardly a panacea -- in part because they're very expensive to build,
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
We know, for example, that we now have specialized eye trackers and infrared brain scans, MRI's that can decode the signals that our bodies send out when we're trying to be deceptive. And these technologies are going to be marketed to all of us as panaceas for deceit,
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Food Security in an...
panacea to any of the challenges of producing food in the world and I think some of the initiatives in smallholders and making sure we go back to some of the principles that worked really effectively in agriculture over many centuries are really important as well
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Why giving away our...
You should look at, what was your goal? How are you trying to uplift nutrition and survival and literacy so these countries can take care of themselves, and say wow, this is going well, and be smarter. We can spend aid smarter. It is not all a panacea.
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How "baby bonds" could...
Indeed, I'm a university professor. There are clear intrinsic values to education, along with a public responsibility to expose everyone to a high-quality education, from grade school all the way through college. But education is not the panacea.
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Eric X. Li: A tale of...
and it's been moving up. India, the largest democracy in the world, 94 and dropping. For the hundred or so countries that are ranked below China, more than half of them are electoral democracies. So if election is the panacea for corruption,
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What if we replaced...
Don't get me wrong -- it's not a panacea. The question is Would this be perfect? Of course not. People are fallibly human, and distorting influences will continue to exist. The question Would it be better?
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Why We Need To Talk Shit...
maintaining sewers it's inspiring but it's not a panacea this solution must be one of many built into modern sanitation networks and those networks must be built by
Video examples
How to spot a liar -...
can decode the signals that our bodies send out when we're trying to be deceptive and these technologies are going to be marketed all of us as panaceas for deceit and they will prove incredibly useful someday but you got to ask yourself in the meantime who do you want on your side of the meeting someone who's trained in getting to the truth or
Video examples
How we'll earn money in...
is some kind of a guaranteed income or universal basic income. Now, basic income is becoming a very important idea. It's getting a lot of traction and attention, there are a lot of important pilot projects and experiments going on throughout the world. My own view is that a basic income is not a panacea;
Video examples
Vishaan Chakrabarti: A...
is to build net-zero single-family homes. In sunny climates in particular, solar panels work very, very well, because it's a lot of roof area, relative to very few occupants. But these things, they're hardly a panacea -- in part because they're very expensive to build,
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
We know, for example, that we now have specialized eye trackers and infrared brain scans, MRI's that can decode the signals that our bodies send out when we're trying to be deceptive. And these technologies are going to be marketed to all of us as panaceas for deceit,
Video examples
Food Security in an...
panacea to any of the challenges of producing food in the world and I think some of the initiatives in smallholders and making sure we go back to some of the principles that worked really effectively in agriculture over many centuries are really important as well
Video examples
Why giving away our...
You should look at, what was your goal? How are you trying to uplift nutrition and survival and literacy so these countries can take care of themselves, and say wow, this is going well, and be smarter. We can spend aid smarter. It is not all a panacea.
Video examples
How "baby bonds" could...
Indeed, I'm a university professor. There are clear intrinsic values to education, along with a public responsibility to expose everyone to a high-quality education, from grade school all the way through college. But education is not the panacea.
Video examples
Eric X. Li: A tale of...
and it's been moving up. India, the largest democracy in the world, 94 and dropping. For the hundred or so countries that are ranked below China, more than half of them are electoral democracies. So if election is the panacea for corruption,
Video examples
What if we replaced...
Don't get me wrong -- it's not a panacea. The question is Would this be perfect? Of course not. People are fallibly human, and distorting influences will continue to exist. The question Would it be better?
Video examples
Why We Need To Talk Shit...
maintaining sewers it's inspiring but it's not a panacea this solution must be one of many built into modern sanitation networks and those networks must be built by
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Coretta Scott King
American Activist
While not a panacea for the nation's illegal immigration problems, employer sanctions are one necessary means of stopping the exploitation of vulnerable workers and the undercutting of American jobs and living standards.
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Adam Grant
American Author
Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduce stress and cultivate mindfulness. But it isn't a panacea. If you don't meditate, there's no need to stress out about it.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists.
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Mitch Kapor
American Businessman
When new technology in the classroom starts happening, some people get very excited and think of it as a panacea. It attracts very high amounts of money; it raises expectations, and those expectations aren't met.
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David D. Burns
Writer
Although no one treatment will ever be a panacea, research studies indicate that cognitive therapy can be helpful for a variety of disorders in addition to depression.
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Herman Daly
American Economist
Growth is widely thought to be the panacea for all the major economic ills of the modern world.
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Pernell Roberts
American Actor
Materialism isn't the panacea that so many people think it is.
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Tom Peters
American Businessman
Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.
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Foster Friess
American Businessman
Wealth is the ultimate panacea to poverty.
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Ben Bernanke
American Public Servant
Monetary policy is not a panacea.
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Coretta Scott King
American Activist
While not a panacea for the nation's illegal immigration problems, employer sanctions are one necessary means of stopping the exploitation of vulnerable workers and the undercutting of American jobs and living standards.
Quote examples
Adam Grant
American Author
Meditation isn't snake oil. For some people, meditation might be the most efficient way to reduce stress and cultivate mindfulness. But it isn't a panacea. If you don't meditate, there's no need to stress out about it.
Quote examples
Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists.
Quote examples
Mitch Kapor
American Businessman
When new technology in the classroom starts happening, some people get very excited and think of it as a panacea. It attracts very high amounts of money; it raises expectations, and those expectations aren't met.
Quote examples
David D. Burns
Writer
Although no one treatment will ever be a panacea, research studies indicate that cognitive therapy can be helpful for a variety of disorders in addition to depression.
Quote examples
Herman Daly
American Economist
Growth is widely thought to be the panacea for all the major economic ills of the modern world.
Quote examples
Pernell Roberts
American Actor
Materialism isn't the panacea that so many people think it is.
Quote examples
Tom Peters
American Businessman
Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.
Quote examples
Foster Friess
American Businessman
Wealth is the ultimate panacea to poverty.
Quote examples
Ben Bernanke
American Public Servant
Monetary policy is not a panacea.
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