Duke "Office Hours" webcast
Check out my recent webcast interview with Duke University “Office Hours”
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New podcast on research ethics and stubbornness
Check out my latest podcast, which accompanies a new article I co-authored with Robert Silbergleit. In the article, and in the podcast, I discuss a problem plaguing clinical research: that doctors are sometimes not convinced by previous research, and thus want to see more evidence before changing their practice, but at the same time experts,…
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Upcoming web video chat thingamabob
Here are some details on a live web chat I’m having on Friday. Feel free to send in some fun questions.
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Peter's Partisan Podcast: Pretty Powerful . . . Ah, I ran out of "P" words
Check out a podcast I made with GovLoop, a website for government employees, in which I discuss the challenge we face in this country of overcoming partisanship. Take a listen and let me know what you think.
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Peoples Pharmacy Podcast
This weekend, I had the pleasure of being a guest on Peoples Pharmacy, a great public radio show that hails out of Durham NC. We had a far ranging, rapidly shifting conversation about lots of things. Check it out if you are interested. The show even gave me a chance to learn a new skill. …
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If You Read Arabic
You might be interested in some coverage my research team got in Qatar, for our study on oncology decision making. (Link) Maybe one of you can translate it for me?
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Dying for Facts: Conclusion
In the last few posts, I’ve told the story of a couple heated debates. One still ongoing: “Does capital punishment deter criminals?” Another ended: “Do antiarrythmia drugs save lives?” The latter debate is over because people on both sides of the debate got together to find out the answer! If we really want to improve…
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Dying for Facts Part 4: Getting Evidence!
When I last posted to this site, I was recounting my experience as a medical resident in the late 80s, presumably saving my patients’ lives with wonder drugs. A few weeks into my cardiology rotation, the senior cardiologist who had been mentoring me took leave of the hospital and was replaced by another experienced cardiologist….
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Dying for Facts Part 3: The heart of the matter?
We live in an era of strident partisanship, with elections often decided by candidates’ attitudes towards morally and emotionally charged issues like gun control or abortion. Each presidential election seems to hinge on some set of irresolvable moral and cultural divisions, leaving the winner with at best a tenuous majority, while a firmly ensconced and…
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Age and happiness
As we get ready to turn the clocks on a new year, it is good to remember that for most of us, our happiness increases with age. See this recent news article which talks about some of my old, ahem, research on aging and happiness.