Recent content by Gern Blansten

Understood. Thanks. I like all of Malcolm Gladwell's stuff. It is sometimes a bit of soft science, but he always seems to make some really good points. I believe that the 10,000 hours example was from "Outliers" and not "Blink" just as a clarification for anyone who may seek it out. It is a...

It seems lack of consequences on USMLE would simply delay the stress. Eventually, those persons are going to have to face the stressors of a life in the medical field. It seems that these high stakes portions of the training is what I have always considered as part of the process to get people...

If you’re fishing for a compliment, I would be cautious.

What’s with all of the thumbs down dislike reactions lately by posters? It used to just be choco that did that. Does she really now have 3 pseudonyms?

Not being able to afford McDonalds illustrates that what used to be considered cheap and affordable food is no longer affordable. It’s not a statement on whether people should be eating McDonalds. This is yet another example of concrete thought processes that make you miss the point so frequently.

C’mon, @choco You’ve got to sharpen your satire recognition skills with your pseudonym identities.

It’s unusual that someone like Elon Musk, an African American himself, would take such a strong stance on this…

Is that Ben Affleck?

Yes. Or suggesting that maybe people should not have been fired over Covid vaccine status on this forum.

More specifically, it is the source of electrical power for mass transit trains. Therefore, it is “charged” and untouchable. It could be like discussing the idea that the BLM movement advocated for reverse racism, division, and hatred while in a room filled with BLM supporters. Or suggesting...

This mentality has been popularized on social media and reality TV. I know a guy who auditioned for a popular talent show on TV. At the initial audition, they wanted to know what struggle in life he had faced and how he over came it. The running theme on the show once they got on the air was...

I agree. It is not the minutiae of the biochem stuff that is important, but the ability to understand the implications such as understanding when a drug negatively impacts the electron transport chain and what that means. It helps in understanding just why nitroprusside results in an elevated...

I think the problem is multifactorial. The minimal passing score for the USMLE has been going up at a predictable pace for at least 3 decades. There has been a tremendous grade inflation as the importance of the exam has gone up and as the exam prep resources have become improved and...

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I understand. We likely have a fundamentally different philosophy on many things in life. And, that is okay.