2020 was a difficult year on many levels. The pandemic, police violence, and a contentious election all cast a shadow over this past year and with so many things that seem wrong with the world, it would be easy to fall into despair. But the new year is a time for hope and a time […]
The Who and XYY of Maegor the Cruel
As is well known to regular readers of my posts I often enjoy reflecting on the real scientific and medical parallels of phenomena in George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Most recently a thought came to me regarding Maegor the Cruel, the third Targaryen King. While much discussion has been dedicated […]
Medicine in Media: Bending the Arc
Before the recent shift to pass/fail step I scoring authorities at the NBME and the Federation of State Medical Boards derided students for likely devoting “more time to activities that make them less prepared to provide quality care, such as binge-watching the most recent Netflix series” in a score free world. Not only was this […]
