Another blog post of personal privilege, or just something I felt like writing. I’m comforted by the fact that no one other than me is likely to read it. I began dental school at Indiana University in 1975, and little did I know what awaited me. Dental education in the 1970s was academically punishing and … More The Transformation of Dental Education: From Humiliation to Empathy
I first wrote about Direct To Consumer Advertising (DTCA)of pharmaceuticals in 2010 [1]. I wanted to revisit the topic to see if things had changed in 15 years. Not much, There are still only two countries in the world that allow DTCA – the United States and New Zealand. The US is responsible for 99.9% … More Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Pharmaceuticals: Fifteen Years Later, Still a Bad Idea
“Truth is not changed by what we believe.” — Plato “There are no facts, only interpretations.” — Nietzsche Plato insisted that truth is eternal and absolute, existing independently of our beliefs or perceptions. Nietzsche turned that idea upside down, arguing that all truths are perspectival — shaped by the standpoint of the observer. This clash … More When Facts Collide: Plato, Nietzsche, and the Politics of Perspective
Confronting Mediocrity 