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Retired after 4 decades as a surgeon, educator and health administrator. More at https://p4life.substack.com
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June 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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June 18, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The hidden tragedy of the obesity epidemic.
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March 24, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Introverts hate brainstorming for good reasons.
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March 22, 2024 at 9:39 AM
How to sniff out bullshit(ters)
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#bullshit #truth #Dunning-Kruger
March 19, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Can genomics and AI give us the power to control evolution?

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March 18, 2024 at 5:45 AM
🄿🅁🄾🄳🅄🄲🅃🄸🅅🄸🅃🅈 || Why we need solitude in our hyper-connected world ||

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March 15, 2024 at 8:08 AM
🄷🄴🄰🄻🅃🄷 || Ethical medical practice should stand on four columns || 

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March 14, 2024 at 12:55 PM
PRODUCTIVITY || Outsource your critical thinking to stay afloat in the information deluge || Using RSS readers like Inoreader to filter and curate your "information diet."

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March 11, 2024 at 7:19 AM
🄿🅁🄾🄳🅄🄲🅃🄸🅅🄸🅃🅈 || 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 || 𝕄𝕪 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖-𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 Data visualisation makes use of simple yet intriguing stories to successfully share information with an audience.

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March 9, 2024 at 8:32 AM
🄷🄴🄰🄻🅃🄷 || 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘀 ||

𝕄𝕪 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖-𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 || Death doulas offer a complementary layer of support, guiding individuals and their families through one of life’s most significant transitions.

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March 8, 2024 at 5:04 AM
The Dunning-Kruger effect, in essence.
February 27, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Can facial expressions, say smiling, control your emotions? Landmark experiments that have become rooted in practice seem to have no solid base. The reproducibility crisis is most often encountered in the behavioural and social sciences.

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February 27, 2024 at 9:47 AM
"Left brain-right brain" models are passé; it's "idling-salience networks"

The study of the brain is evolving, moving beyond the idea that single brain regions or networks have fixed roles, towards dynamic interactions that underpin complex mental functions.

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February 25, 2024 at 8:36 AM
{P}rescription - # 21 is out.

➡️ LEAD ARTICLE: The "Four Noble Truths" of modern healthcare delivery

➡️ Early bird - how early should you be?

➡️ Second helpings - good reading from the web

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February 14, 2024 at 6:35 AM