Wednesday, October 31, 2007
From Marcus Welby to Grey's Anatomy: The Next Generation
From Marcus Welby to Grey's Anatomy: The Next Generation: This seems to be what is going to happen in the next 20 years. As 1/3 of the current medical doctor will retire, the new generation is likely to work less, with more limited hours of work. Part-time jobs will become more common, but no one might want to take it. Unless they increase the numbers of physicians, it is likely that the US will probably have to face the the period with insufficient physicians again. The salary will increase. Then, more doctors will become greedy. The young will realize that they need to make more money, and everything should be restored to normal. This should not be a big problem. US should be fine. If they are worried, import more doctors from India, Pakistan, Albania, etc.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Why Harvard is not a good place to stay developing something?
An interview of Mario Capecchi, Nobel Laureate 2007 from Medscape
How long did you stay at Harvard before going to the University of Utah, and why did you choose to move there?
From 1961 to 1967, I was in Jim Watson's lab. After that I got a job at Harvard Medical School in the department of biochemistry. So that was until 1973, and then I decided to go to Utah. The reason for going was mixed. I felt that the department was not bringing in enough young people. It had very good people, but it was sort of on the decline because there were not any new people coming in. Another factor was that I thought I wanted to work on more long-term projects. At Harvard, it was difficult to do that because there was enormous pressure to produce very quickly and have new results every day. The kind of work that I wanted to go into might take quite a few years to do and then develop. So that was not a good environment to do those sorts of things. The third factor was that in the particular department that I was in, even though they were very good scientists, they actually did not get along very well. They spent a lot of time insulting each other. That was not a healthy environment. I mean, the only reason that people are in science is because they enjoy it, and it is important to have a pleasant environment. I decided to make a big jump. I had a friend that persuaded me to visit him in Utah. I accepted a position there because they had a good feeling of how to choose people that would enjoy being with each other scientifically as well as socially.
An interview of Mario Capecchi, Nobel Laureate 2007 from Medscape
How long did you stay at Harvard before going to the University of Utah, and why did you choose to move there?
From 1961 to 1967, I was in Jim Watson's lab. After that I got a job at Harvard Medical School in the department of biochemistry. So that was until 1973, and then I decided to go to Utah. The reason for going was mixed. I felt that the department was not bringing in enough young people. It had very good people, but it was sort of on the decline because there were not any new people coming in. Another factor was that I thought I wanted to work on more long-term projects. At Harvard, it was difficult to do that because there was enormous pressure to produce very quickly and have new results every day. The kind of work that I wanted to go into might take quite a few years to do and then develop. So that was not a good environment to do those sorts of things. The third factor was that in the particular department that I was in, even though they were very good scientists, they actually did not get along very well. They spent a lot of time insulting each other. That was not a healthy environment. I mean, the only reason that people are in science is because they enjoy it, and it is important to have a pleasant environment. I decided to make a big jump. I had a friend that persuaded me to visit him in Utah. I accepted a position there because they had a good feeling of how to choose people that would enjoy being with each other scientifically as well as socially.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Dumbledore is gay, 'Harry Potter' author reveals - CNN.com
Dumbledore is gay, 'Harry Potter' author reveals - CNN.com: "Dumbledore is gay, 'Harry Potter' author reveals"
Interestingly, as you might already have known, Dumbledore is gay!!!! Probably Mcgonagall is a lesbian, too?
No doubt with Flitwick, I guess.
Interestingly, as you might already have known, Dumbledore is gay!!!! Probably Mcgonagall is a lesbian, too?
No doubt with Flitwick, I guess.
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