Gretchen Berland is one of my heroes, so I was thrilled when she asked me to give a guest lecture at Yale. Then I read the syllabus for “Media & Medicine in Modern America.” It’s too cool to keep to myself…
Archives for February 2010
The Decision Tree: What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Long Life–Susannah Fox
Warning: Do not read The Decision Tree unless you’re ready to make some kind of change in your life. Thomas Goetz catalogs the recent advances (and setbacks) in medicine & personal health, but also maps out the possibilities for how things could get better. He does this so convincingly that you can’t believe it’s not already taking […]
Privacy can kill, openness can heal–Susannah Fox
If you follow Jeff Jarvis on Twitter or read his blog, you know (maybe more than you wanted to) about his fight against prostate cancer. I’ve mostly paid attention to what he’s written about technology and journalism, but check out this excerpt from his post, The German privacy paradox: I prefer to turn the question […]
Pay me now or pay me later.–Susannah Fox
Alfred Sommer’s Washington Post column: “Tragedy of individual Haitians risks overshadowing chronic health problems” gets to the heart of the power of public health, communications, and the personal choices which make a difference in our lives.
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