How fitting that I should finish reading Randy Shilts’ biography of Harvey Milk just one day before President Obama honored 16 people — truly agents for change — with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Along with the likes of Steven Hawking, Senator Edward Kennedy, Desmond Tutu, Billie Jean King, Sandra Day O’Connor and Sidney Poitier, …
It has been a good long while since I have done any sort of meme around here, who can resist one that promises to take only 15 minutes? I have seen it floating around a few places, so I am not tagging anyone, but feel free to to leave a comment about your 15! Start …
Our first instincts are often the best for decision-making (except when they’re not) and over-analysis of a situation can often lead to mistakes (except when it doesn’t) — this is the main thesis of Blink. I certainly find Malcolm Gladwell’s writing style engaging and I appreciate his talent for making complex information accessible. However, …
I am all for increasing access to information, so I couldn’t resist passing this along. In honor of National* Women’s Health Week (May 10-16), the publishers of the Journal of Women’s Health (which is the official journal of the American Medical Women’s Association) will provide free online access to all of its articles for the …