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Quality improvement in education and public health.

An idea worth spreading

You won't need your organs once you're gone. How about becoming a donor?

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  A comment on Talk: Ben Goldacre: What doctors don't know about the drugs they prescribe

  Nov 29 2012: This made me remember a classical saying, but I'm not sure who stated it originally:
  “Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing”

• A reply on Conversation: What small, everyday actions can we do to improve the distribution of food?

  Nov 20 2012: None taken. I relate the moment 'cause it was then when I decided to initiate this conversation. I am looking at ways to solve this food-wasting... at least one place at a time :)

• A reply on Conversation: What small, everyday actions can we do to improve the distribution of food?

  Nov 20 2012: Thanks! Now, regarding the terms "effective and consistent", I liked what Simon Moss said during his talk (link above). He comments that it would be interesting to ask the people involved in fund-raising for charities:
  "Ask them what success looks like (... ) ask them how they know when they've failed, and what they're going to do about it."
  
  I wonder what do you think about that? How would you identify such organizations?

• A reply on Conversation: What small, everyday actions can we do to improve the distribution of food?

  Nov 20 2012: I did not. I only asked why was he doing that, though. The answer was that "those were the instructions".
  Thanks for your answer!

• A comment on Talk: Michael Merzenich: Growing evidence of brain plasticity

  Nov 8 2012: This man represents an example of a growing group of scientists who are pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Not only he leads a very productive group in basic science (mainly studying neuronal plasticity un the rat auditory cortex), their insights now are being extrapolated to clinical settings. A great example of translational research!