Consciousness after death
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Here’s a great link from Wired Magazine. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/consciousness-after-death/all/
Category Archives: technology
Staying on the ground is a blessing (My Greenville News column for today)
Here’s my column in today’s Greenville News, on the blessings of not flying this Thanksgiving. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20121124/OPINION/311240004/Staying-ground-blessing?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p As I contemplate the Thanksgiving just past, I am thankful that friends and family traveled to my home. In part because I’m blessed … Continue reading
Faith and science often seen working together
This is my column in today’s Greenville News. I hope you enjoy it. Edwin http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20120812/OPINION/308120004/Faith-science-often-seen-working-together?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p This has been a terrible summer in many ways. A time of loss from fires in Colorado. Continued sporadic deaths of US combat troops … Continue reading
Self-evident truth in medicine
Some things in medicine are obvious. Despite the endless worship of ‘evidence-based’ medicine, and the constant barrage of studies on every conceivable topic, we do certain things because we know they just seem right. I take as evidence the fact … Continue reading
EMR crash…the rise of the robots!
EMR crash…the rise of the robots! Yesterday was nearly cataclysmic. Sitting in the emergency department, tapping merrily away on my computer (the main consumer of my time), it suddenly said: ‘Fatal error, program will shut down.’ It happens, no big … Continue reading
EMR crash…the robots are rising!
Yesterday was nearly cataclysmic. Sitting in the emergency department, tapping merrily away on my computer (the main consumer of my time), it suddenly said: ‘Fatal error, program will shut down.’ It happens, no big deal. Until all of the computers … Continue reading
Back to college advice
This is a phenomenal essay on the things college students need to realize, and how they must begin to prepare for a changing economy. Pass it on to any kid you know who is in college, or going to college. … Continue reading
We have telemedicine, why not tele-politics?
This is my column in today’s Greenville News opinion page. (Actually viewing online requires a subscription.) ‘Telecommuting would help our representatives.’ Dealing with the public requires a commitment to accountability. I mean in person, face-to-face, eye-to-eye accountability for one’s work … Continue reading
Brain attack; and ditching responsibility
For years now, we’ve all heard the drum-beat. Bill-boards in cities have proclaimed it. Various medical associations have touted it’s importance. Stroke symptoms have to be treated immediately! Give clot-busting drugs, also known as ‘thrombolytics!’ Until, of course, those in … Continue reading