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To Be a Machine – Transhumanism as a Lens on the Modern Condition

June 29, 2018 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

Spend enough time in the tech infosphere and you’ll find that there’s no shortage of confidence in the ability of technology to make us better as humans. In fact, technology advances coupled with this confidence has spawned the transhumanism movement. This is... ...a movement predicated on the conviction that we can and should use technology to control the future ... Continue Reading about To Be a Machine – Transhumanism as a Lens on the Modern Condition

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Patient experience, Physicians

The Power of Kindness: 4 Reasons to Read the Book

May 29, 2018 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

Dr. Brian Goldman of entered The Exam Room recently to discuss his new book, The Power of Kindness, Why Empathy is Essential in Everyday Life. Dr. Goldman is an ER physician and medical journalist. He’s the host of Canada's CBC Radio One White Coat, Black Art. As he describes, he has made a successful career pulling back the curtain on the world of medicine by getting ... Continue Reading about The Power of Kindness: 4 Reasons to Read the Book

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Life 3.0 – Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

December 6, 2017 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 3 minutes

Book review | Life 3.0 - Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark, Knopf (2017). If there’s one thing poised to change health care in the near future it’s artificial intelligence (AI). While at a flexion point our understanding of its boundaries and potential remain limited. Among physicians, for example, we can’t seem to get beyond the ... Continue Reading about Life 3.0 – Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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Essentialism

January 1, 2015 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

Instead of resolutions in years past I have chosen to identify words that would define my approach to the coming year. This year I have decided to choose one word : Essentialism. This powerful word is the title of a book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown that occupied much of my thinking over the month of December. The basic value ... Continue Reading about Essentialism

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Creative Confidence – How to Unleash Creative Potential

July 3, 2014 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

I just finished Creative Confidence - Unleashing the Creative Potential Within All of Us.  Written by Dave and Tom Kelley, founders of IDEO, it represents a critical bit of thinking on creativity. Here's what you get:  The authors demystify the creative process, represent it as a critical skill for working professionals, and then offer granular steps to achieving ... Continue Reading about Creative Confidence – How to Unleash Creative Potential

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Books

Mama Doc Medicine Microreview

March 3, 2014 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

I’m thrilled to announce the release of Mama Doc Medicine – Finding Calm and Confidence in Parenting, Child Health, and Work-Life Balance  (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2014) by Wendy Sue Swanson, MD. Here’s what you need to know about Mama Doc Medicine in under two minutes: Who is Mama Doc?  Wendy Sue Swanson, noted creator of the Seattle Mama Doc blog and ... Continue Reading about Mama Doc Medicine Microreview

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