I just read an article entitled 25 Things You Didn’t Know About the Human Brain. As a lay-person who works in the medical field, I love these stories that attempt to turn the true mysteries of science and medicine into pop culture style information digestible by the masses. While some of the facts in the …… (read the rest)
Xconomy, an extremely informative and smart web publication, today released a special Report on the Future of Education They compiled the content of the report by canvassing their Xconomists—whom they refer to as some of the world’s leading innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors—for their thoughts on what students should study to be prepared for the future. The …… (read the rest)
I set off for five straight days at the annual JP Morgan healthcare conference last Monday, but on the way drove the carpool to my daughter’s high school that morning in a last ditch attempt to act like a responsible and caring parent. My poor daughter gets completely abandoned during JP Morgan week every year …… (read the rest)
Warning: shameless self-promotion today—will be back to more thematic ideas next week if my feet and I survive the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference and Circus, which is occurring this entire week in San Francisco. Pretty much the entire healthcare world shows up for this, which means you see old friends and new, as well as …… (read the rest)
If you hired a lawyer who the world’s nicest office and excellent coffee in the lobby, but who lost the case for you every time, what would you think of that lawyer? How about if you hired a hairdresser who was always on time and had some great gossip for you when you sat in …… (read the rest)
Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher–William Wordsworth
So here it is, the last day of my winter vacation, and I am sitting inside watching people play ball outside at the Rose Bowl. It might not seem so crazy to those of you who either love football or live in a …… (read the rest)
Okay, I know it’s kind of cheating, but I am re-posting my column from New Year’s 2011 where I turned Auld Lang Syne into an ode to venture capital. Why? you ask. Because I haven’t been able to come up with another decent New Year’s song to parody and I have been drinking far too …… (read the rest)
If you are reading this, you have already dodged 2/3 of the bullet.
I read a sobering statistic this week that heart attacks are more prevalent in December and January than any other time of year in the U.S. More specifically, if you are seeking to experience the full religious effect of Christmas, you have a …… (read the rest)
Last year about this time of year I wrote a parody of Twas the Night Before Christmas about the coming of healthcare IT and meaningful use. I decided to make these holiday parody songs an annual event. I figure I have years of material, as there are so many ways of ruining an otherwise joyous …… (read the rest)
Age is a high price to pay for maturity—Tom Stoppard
So it’s my birthday this week and each year it is getting just a little harder to be excited (yay! It’s my birthday!) vs. horrified (oh crap, am I really that old?).
As I perused my nearly age-appropriate issue of AARP Magazine this week I noted that …… (read the rest)
