The Person Centred Health System and the Medical Home

The Person Centred Health System and the Medical Home

A model for the health system that is person-centred, and based on a Medical Home.

60 Second Adventures in Thought

Can a cat be both alive and dead? Achilles – or the tortoise? Can a machine be truly intelligent? Can you fit an infinite number of guests in your infinite hotel – even though it is full? How can you age more slowly than your twin brother? What would happen if you went back in […]

Owl About This

Richard Wiseman thinks this may be the most beautiful video ever.

The Good News in American Medicine

There are many astounding things about the US Health System The United States is the only industrialized democracy that doesn’t provide health care for all its citizens, despite spending considerably more per person than any other country. “It’s generally agreed,” says Dr. Elliott Fisher, of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy,” that about 30 percent […]

New Goldberg Machine World Record

Last year WILT reported on the 2011 Purdue champion Goldberg Machine.   The 2012 winner has just been announced.  

Six Powerful Web Tools For Getting Unusual Things Done

Do you remember how web browsers worked in 1998? Even back in the days of dial-up, Microsoft was so worried that your browser might replace your desktop that they nearly tore themselves apart trying to stomp down Netscape. That’s right, Netscape, a web browser that some of you reading this may not even remember. But […]

For the Geek who has Everything

Think Geek released some very special new items today. Star War’s Admiral Ackbar Singing Bass – “It’s a Trap” Admiral Ackbar was one of the bravest and wisest minds of the Rebellion. He was the head of the Rebellion Fleet, no less, yet all everyone remembers is one line he said. This fish/Ackbar says that […]