In 1933 Fiorella La Guardia was elected mayor of New York, declaring “È finita la cuccagna!” Loosely translated as “no more free lunch,” La Guardia may have been referring specifically to the corruption plaguing the Big Apple. Yet, this was…
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When I started my undergraduate studies at MIT, all incoming freshman were thrown into temporary housing while they decided where they wanted to live for the next four years. During this process, known as “rush,” fraternities would put on several…
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One thing that the madness of the last year has shown us again and again is the importance of our own domain – our family, our friends, and our homes. Through crazy neighbors with political signs and virtue signaling, then…
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The son of an English merchant and, himself a surgeon, James Lind must have wondered how he ended up being tossed around on the HMS Salisbury just off the coast of France. After entering his medical apprenticeship in 1731, Lind…
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“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” – Mark Twain Being Real to Ourselves for Our Health Nothing could be worse for us than not doing what we say. It creates an inner discomfort, and not…
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The news tells us of constant murders, car crashes, covid deaths, terrorism, you name it. Yet, statistics tell us something entirely different – the biggest threat is us. Diabetes, heart disease, obesity, alcoholism, and many other major threats to our…
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Catching Sleep in 2021 During the holidays we watched a lot of Christmas movies, from It’s a Wonderful Like to Die Hard (yes, the latter is a Christmas movie and an awesome one at that). Despite the lack…
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In 1955 the Pruitt-Igoe projects opened in St. Louis as a solution to crowding in the downtown. The architect of the project was Minoru Yamasaki, who would later design the World Trade Center buildings in New York City. Minoru, much…
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There is an ugliness in the world. It is spreading in our communities, workplaces, our online sites, our news sources, and, of course, social media – in fact, it is fueled by social media. This ugliness is preceded by intense…
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In this current self-serving world, mental and physical health has taken center stage via the barrage of biohackers, self-improvement experts, and other self-help gurus constantly tell us the importance of improving ourselves. I am not trying to diminish this message,…
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