The Danger of an Unexamined Status Quo
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The Predictability Horizon in a Complex Adaptive System is short. It is imperative that the response of the system be carefully and frequently monitored. We can... Read more.
The Ascent of Mediocrity
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A few years ago, “Precision Medicine” was put forward as a way to significantly improve treatment. Now, it is as if it never happened. Instead of pursuing “Truth”... Read more.
Arrogance, Ignorance, or Both?
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What is the relationship between education, knowledge, and wisdom? This is not a trivial question, and the ramifications are far from obvious. Our lives may literally... Read more.
The Perverse Incentives in the US Healthcare System
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Ultimately, we need to reform the stranglehold that the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) and its Application Service (AMCAS) have on medical education.... Read more.
The Perception of Reality
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We the people must demand that the illumination of The Truth be ignited, and Postmodernism be banished, if not completely, then at least from science. Science must... Read more.
The Art and Science of Storytelling
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Storytelling is ancient. It goes back to prehistory and is much more developed in the spoken word. Written stories only became widespread with the use of movable... Read more.
Embracing Ambiguity and Outliers in a VUCA World
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Medicine must learn to operate in a VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) world. The recognition of the importance of this is beginning, but... Read more.
Why Organizations Die While Cities Live Forever
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Why do organizations and companies die while cities seem to live on? Why did the Western Roman Empire end in 476 A.D while the Eastern counterpart lasted for almost... Read more.
The Destruction of the Great Library of Alexandria
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So many things have changed in the past five years, and yet, so much is the same as it was 16 centuries ago when ideology allowed the last remnant of the Great Library... Read more.
Health and Health Care: A Common Pool Resource?
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Could this be the impetus to establish a vertically and horizontally integrated Community of Practice for Health Care Professionals, providing them with the tools... Read more.
Medicine Needs Critical Thinking, not Critical Theory
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The credibility of Public Health institutions has been squandered. It will only be regained through insistence on accountability for past actions, the untangling... Read more.
Malcolm Gladwell’s Need for Critical Thinking
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This man whom I thought a giant in the world of Critical Thinkers is shown to be a political Tribalist. It is the triumph of Postmodernism where nothing of real... Read more.