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08 Jan '23
The Danger of Attribution Bias: Dissecting the Reaction to the Damar Hamlin Story
Continue readingAs a parent of an athlete in contact sports, I was horrified by Damar Hamlin’s collapse on the football field this past Monday. Amidst my prayers for his recovery, I spent some time trying to grasp what happened on the field. Of course, the initial videos and reactions were best guesses. I watched some interesting […]
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14 Aug '20
Social Influencers Advocating for Reliable Healthcare Information—Keep It Coming!
Continue readingWe recently lost one of the giants in advocacy, Valerie (Val) Guild of AIM at Melanoma, to cancer. I am rethinking many of our conversations, trying to solidify all the pearls of wisdom that she dropped on a seemingly daily basis. A few years ago in my conversations with Val, she mentioned that a retired […]
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12 Jan '20
Snake Oil Revisited: Why We All Need to Think Like Scientists
Continue readingWe are revamping the science curriculum at my son’s school, and I am probably overzealous in my passion to help our kids learn about the scientific process and get them excited about thinking scientifically/critically. Working in both medical and patient education in oncology, I am acutely aware of how challenging it is for patients to […]