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...Central to this principle is his concept of the “positive deviant” in medicine—a person who simply outperforms others in his or her field. It is Gawande’s project in “Better” to understand why some people or institutions in medicine are great while others are just, well, okay...
...recent Abu Ghraib torture and abuse scandal. His interpretations of the actions of the soldiers through the lens of his experience are enlightening: Though initially disgusted by the soldiers’ actions, Zimbardo eventually testified on their behalf in military court martial proceedings, arguing that any person, if pressured under a certain set of conditions and circumstances, could easily sink to the level of those whose actions we find revolting. If it were not for the intriguing subject matter and the eerie conclusions drawn, “The Lucifer Effect” could be a difficult read indeed. Difficult...
...Shocking is only part of it. Awkward is more of the feeling that I get. I saw homeless people back home in Houston. I’d see them downtown, under freeways, and in other places. It wasn’t the same though. It wasn’t personal in those situations. I’d see people while driving and give them money sometimes, and at other times not give them money. I never really talked to them. It was always an interaction with some distant person that I’d probably never see again...
...fact, not consistent with Chinese tradition. “This is actually not the kind of thing that would happen at a Chinese banquet, but we have to start with some cultural compromises,” he said. Forty students—chosen out of a 140-person lottery—attended “Eastern Etiquette: A Guide to Protocol, Manners, and Culture in China,” co-sponsored by the Harvard-Radcliffe Chinese Students Association (HRCSA) and the Harvard International Business Club (HIB), held at the Royal East Restaurant in Cambridge. HIB manager Edmond W. F. Cheuk...
...potential downside to this therapeutic boon is that you might not be the only person who gets to know what your genes are. Health insurance and life insurance companies might like to see your sequence before they offer you insurance, and they might adjust their prices based on heretofore hidden genetic minefields. Some employers might ask the same—who wants to hire a long-term employee with a genetic predisposition to an early-onset disease? And careful snoopers will likely be able to decode the DNA of anyone they can bring within spitting distance. “Just...