Trouble at Domino's Pizza
Via the < a href= " http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/95629/ " > Instapundit < /a > , people are < a href= " http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/12/an-uncompromising-look-at-the-dominos-pizza-tracker/ " > complaining < /a > about Domino ' s online " Pizza Tracker " . I for am appalled about the possibility that one of our most stalwart institutions may be attempting to deceive us. My 7-year-old loves keeping tabs of it when we order a pizza. How am I ever going to explain to her that maybe, < span style= " font-style: italic; " > maybe < /span > , this example of modern technology may be a fraud? < br / > < br / > Well, a...
Source: California Medicine Man - March 14, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Humor Source Type: blogs
Interesting Case of " Co-rumination "
I haven ' t written much about actual medical cases I see here at my hospital but this one intrigued me. Some details have been altered of course. < br / > < br / > A 30ish female showed up in our emergency department complaining of a sharp, stabbing pain in her left neck (10 out of 10 in intensity) for several days along with a palpable mass over the area. The pain had been present for two to three months but not nearly this intense nor had the mass been as large. She also complained of fatigue, shortness of breath, tactile fevers (felt hot but hadn ' t actually checked her temperature), and a range of other symptoms....
Source: California Medicine Man - June 10, 2008 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Art of Medicine Medical Education Source Type: blogs
From Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor: The Most Electrifying Lecture You'll Ever Hear
I ' ve heard a lot of lectures in my life but < span style= " font-style: italic; " > never < /span > one like this. This is neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor giving a talk on the functional differences between the right and left hemispheres of the brain. She ' s passionate about her subject as she actually suffered a massive intracranial hemorrhage that trashed her left brain. Dr. Taylor brilliantly describes the experience and sensations both as a stroke victim and as a scientist. < br / > < br / > Not that I want to replicate her experience but man do I wish I could teach like her! Check it out and prepare to be...
Source: California Medicine Man - March 30, 2008 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Art of Medicine Education Medical Education Source Type: blogs
Universities' Endowment Funds and the Federal Government
< a href= " http://chronicle.com/news/article/3890/regulation-of-college-endowments-has-support-in-house " > Here ' s < /a > an idea I hate (via the < a href= " http://instapundit.com/archives2/015038.php " > instapundit < /a > ). Congress is considering regulating the amount of university endowments that schools may keep for themselves and how much they have to pass on to students (in the form of tuition cuts, financial aid, or scholarships). Do these guys really have this much time on their hands? < br / > < br / > Laws such as those being proposed give our legislature < a href= " http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jR80...
Source: California Medicine Man - February 7, 2008 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Academic Freedom Politics Source Type: blogs
