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In the 1968 science fiction thriller 2001: A Space Odyssey, written by writer Arthur C. Clark and the film directed by Stanley Kubrick, the computer named HAL 9000 was touted as being incapable of error...

A major flaw of the human mind is that it tends towards dichotomization - perceiving everything as two-sided: black vs white, hot vs cold, good vs evil, right vs wrong. The undesirable consequence is that we misperceive reality, which is...

"Go Outside and Play"!

Those 4 words were often the instructions I got when I was young. And, apparently, I was not the only one who was told to come inside when the street lights came on. Or so I learned from Bill Sells and Tom...

When there are lots of ways to do something, it’s a good bet that none of them work. Everyone uses a technique or tool if it really is superior. So with the internet, bookstore shelves and junk mail bins filled by peddlers selling motivation......

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel published a ...

As 2015 opens, here are some thoughts on 5 challenges facing us in health care.

1) Adding Fuel to the Health Fire
America’s health care system provides the worst value in the developed world — we pay lots more and...

In prior blogs, I’ve written about the need for our heatlh care system to tear down the silos. One area of this is the use of health risk and...

ROI from worksite wellness programs is difficult to measure, is generally positive, and varies widely by type of program. Most authorities quote a range of saving $3.50 - $5.00 for each dollar spent. A great buy, but employers tend to follow the...

When I was in training, I was often advised to individualize care. This admonition was troubling, because it was inevitably the last comment and there were almost never any details on exactly how to...

This week, Apple announced their forthcoming watch. I'm skeptical that this new wearable tool will be the 'next big thing' in health, in part because of the pricetag - $349 and a new iPhone 6 (a minimum of another $200 and a 2-year...