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Kind vs. Kindly
I’m altruistic, which isn’t the same thing as being kindly. I hold doors open for little old ladies. That’s not the same as liking the people I meet. - Eliezer Yudkowsky You know be… more →
It's Not Hard... but it could be
Kind vs. Kindly
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retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: I’m altruistic, which isn’t the same thing as being kindly. I hold doors open for little … more →
What if doctors were tenured?
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retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: Reason is the unique path to knowledge. This is the credo of rationalism. Existence as a pure ration … more →
Nude Banzai
retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: Today’s post is a chapter from my not-yet-published book, Chasing a Light Beam. If you actuall … more →
No good deed goes unpunished
retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: “Doc, I just cain’t get a hard-on by no-ways, and it’s torturin’ my wife and … more →
Doctor education #2... more real-life drama
retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: I got a call from a pharm rep for a company that markets one of the three well-known pills for treat … more →
Bias on the hoof: Hanson and RU continued
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retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: Today’s post is a study of bias in the intellectually gifted (at least as pertains to one of t … more →
Disagreements
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retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: Prologue: Robin Hanson and I had a disagreement about the accuracy of an anecdote he used to illustr … more →
Vanity, thy name is "expert"
retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: As my medical school years drew to a close, each of us faced the choice of residency that would dete … more →
The truth will set you free... but first, it will piss you off.
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retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: David J. Balan, on Overcoming Bias, writes about the difficulty of responding honestly when people s … more →
Medicine as a guild
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retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: Only recently, with the reflection time provided by the onset of disability retirement, and with the … more →
Penile undermarketing
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retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: Alert blog-reader Moshe has asked the question: “If these penile implants you’ve talked … more →
Here's your summons, doctor. Wanna play tennis?
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retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: In this recent post, I mentioned in concluding that I would give an opinion about a cause for the la … more →
We don't wanna hear it
retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: I have an investment partner whose gainful employment, unlike mine, cannot be succinctly described. … more →
How do you like this education, doctor?
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retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: Chances are, if your doctor seems quite successful, he is a drug rep. He may not even know it. He su … more →
Why your doctor thinks what he/she thinks
retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: When it comes to the source of your doctor’s upgraded medical knowledge, follow the money. I thoug … more →
Doctor, are you FDA-approved?
retired urologist wrote 1 year ago: For the most part, the “practice” of medicine does not work like a science. I wrote that comment rec … more →
