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The US ‘Healthcare’ System is a Mess

A recent and important PBGH white paper reveals the fundamentally chaotic and arbitrary nature of U.S. commercial healthcare pricing, demonstrating that provider rates have no correlation to quality and vary dramatically without logical justification 😳 Key Findings The study analyzed data from five major employers (including Boeing, Qualcomm, and Denver’s city/county government) across multiple geographicContinueContinue reading “The US ‘Healthcare’ System is a Mess”

One Battle After Another

I’m calling it the best movie of the year (or the decade!) Can’t stop talking about ‘One Battle After Another’? Neither can we “One Battle After Another” brought in $48.5 million globally last weekend, making this wild, R-rated comedy-action-thriller…the No. 1 movie in the world…Critics have been no less effusive, calling it “an epic marvelContinueContinue reading “One Battle After Another”

WHERE TO EAT AND DRINK IN PARIS

This Paris map from Kate Donnelly has her favorite restaurants, cafés, bars, the best bakeries, quick restaurant reviews, and best places to photograph all around the major tourist attractions as well as smaller more village-y parts of Paris that you might not have been to. Here are Kate’s favorite places in Paris My Favorite FrenchContinueContinue reading “WHERE TO EAT AND DRINK IN PARIS”

Longevity Update – Supplements

On my trip to Paris, I found myself in an extended conversation about longevity and health strategies with a lovely person I met on my first day! It reminded me how much interest (and confusion) exists around supplements to extend health span. I’ve been digging into the data for several years and offer this conciseContinueContinue reading “Longevity Update – Supplements”

“F**k You, Make Me”

John Oliver, Disney, and the Fight for Free Speech John Oliver just handed America its new national motto, and put Disney’s board, Trump and the maggots in their place. Last week on *Last Week Tonight*, Oliver torched ABC’s brief decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel after Trump threw another tantrum over being mocked. CorporateContinueContinue reading ““F**k You, Make Me””

Peter Thiel’s Apocalypse

Audio Version (please click for RSS) Overcast Link Faith, Fear, and the Future of Technology Yet another billionaire’s attempt to warp, manipulate and re-interpret the Bible for his own world view? Peter Thiel, the billionaire investor behind some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful technology firms (and JD Vance!), is urging audiences to see the futureContinueContinue reading “Peter Thiel’s Apocalypse”

The “Perfect Storm” in Healthcare

A “Perfect Storm” in the American healthcare system is developing, driven by mounting structural failures and stupid political decisions. The core issues include severe physician shortages, government cutbacks on Medicare and preventative services, looming loss of ACA marketplace subsidies, and major reductions in public health and child nutrition programs, all combining to reduce access, qualityContinueContinue reading “The “Perfect Storm” in Healthcare”

If AI Can Diagnose, What Are Doctors For?

Dr. Dhruv Khullar’s New Yorker article, “If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?,” explores how large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT are transforming medical diagnostics, blending compelling anecdote with wide-ranging critique. The article opens with the story of Matthew Williams, whose mysterious gastrointestinal illness eluded eight clinicians but was quickly explained byContinueContinue reading “If AI Can Diagnose, What Are Doctors For?”

Android vs iOS

I just spent a week forcing myself to use the Pixel 10 Pro and honestly, I couldn’t wait to get my new iPhone 17 Pro. Tech reviewers hype up Android flagships every year, but they gloss over the little quality-of-life annoyances that, day-to-day, really add up. After a week on “pure” Android, I now getContinueContinue reading “Android vs iOS”

Pixel 100x Pro Res Zoom

I’ve been fooling around with the new Pixel 10 Pro for the last week (My 10-day Android trial has been a disaster so I am returning it next week for the new iPhone.) Here is a comparison of photos at 100x zoom using Google’s Pro Res Zoom, which works on some sort of artificial intelligenceContinueContinue reading “Pixel 100x Pro Res Zoom”