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Dunning, Kruger, and the opioid epidemic
I can’t believe I just found about the Dunning-Kruger effect. In a nutshell, it’s the cognitive bias of illusory superiority that comes from our inability to recognize our lack of ability. It might actually explain much of the Twittersphere.
Salmon recipe (and mTOR)
By popular demand, I’m sharing my Dad’s salmon recipe
Robin Williams, Globalism on the brink, rapamycin and lifespan
I think seeing a picture of Robin this week on Lance Armstrong’s Instagram page got me thinking about him. I still remember exactly where I was the moment I found out about his death.
The Nothingburger and my favorite interview
Interesting three weeks with the “Nothingburger” experiment: one week of fasting sandwiched between two weeks of nutritional ketosis.
Fasting and conserving energy
I think most casual fans of cycling know that riding in a peloton can provide an energy savings, but this just floored me
The keto buffet
This week, I’m doing a one-week fast. I try to do this once a quarter.
Living with Alzheimer’s
North is to south what the clock is to time
There’s east and there’s west and there’s everywhere life
I know I was born and I know that I’ll die
The in between is mine
I am mine
– Pearl Jam
Arrogance, humility, and the podcast launch
Good practice for docs to read such reports weekly—an excellent reminder of how little we know.
Podcast is up!
Thank you all for cajoling me into doing a podcast. It’s been a lot more enjoyable producing them than I anticipated.
Podcast, AMA, Lp(a), and Dr. Rosenrosen
Bob Kaplan, my head analyst, had the opportunity to drink all of my espresso while he “asked me anything.”