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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Report for Feb 8 | Kimberly Edwards, Kyle Jameson, Vincent Lehman

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Hey everyone! We'll be giving our report on Dr. Aubrey de Grey. We chose to use one of his earliest TEDTalks instead of a book, so I...
Thursday, February 1, 2018

Reports

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We'll sign up in class today for midterm group reports, in groups of 2 or 3. Indicate the topic & text you want to work on, if you h...
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Wear Red Day

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As we approach  National  Wear Red Day , we continue to feature some of our True Blue students who have been impacted by heart conditions. ...

What does it mean to die?

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When Jahi McMath was declared brain-dead by the hospital, her family disagreed. Her case challenges the very nature of existence. By...
Saturday, January 27, 2018

Quizzes Jan 30, Feb 1

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BB 3 (but first finish BB 2... and see Radiolab post below) 1. Chapter 3 begins by asking if our bioethical perspective ("vision...
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Introductions

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We begin with an invitation: tell us who you are, and why you're here. We'll introduce ourselves in class and online (hit "comm...
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Monday, January 8, 2018

"This was not the good death we were promised"

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When my father was dying of pancreatic cancer last summer, I often curled up with him in the adjustable hospital bed set up in his bedroom. ...
Saturday, January 6, 2018

"How to Counter the Circus of Pseudoscience"

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Maybe one day, once I have decades of experience as a doctor and further training in my area of specialization, I will be able to speak abou...
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

"My Father’s Body, at Rest and in Motion"

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His systems were failing. The challenge was to understand what had sustained them for so long. The call came at three in the morning. ...
Friday, December 29, 2017

"Want to be happy? Think like an old person"

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Nearly three years ago, I started following the lives of six New Yorkers over the age of 85, one of the fastest-growing age groups in Americ...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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Max Tegmark is a physicist who understands and respects the value of philosophy: "...to wisely decide what to do about AI development...
Saturday, December 16, 2017

An Oath for New Physicians

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BY UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL CLASS OF 2017 Written by the University of Minnesota Medical School class of 2017 during their ori...
Friday, November 3, 2017

Interview on suicide and euthanasia

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Students occasionally request an interview, to fulfill a class assignment. Here are the questions submitted in a recent one: 1. The demogr...
Monday, October 30, 2017

What happens when you identify too much with a patient?

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The Rules of the Doctor’s Heart By SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE Every medical case, to paraphrase the writer Viet Thanh Nguyen, is lived twice: on...