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I'm the chief science officer of a foundation that works on the application of regenerative medicine to the problem of aging. ”
Some things tend not to work so well for science - things that rely on substantial written contributions by key experts are a case in point - but even there I tend to keep an open mind, because it may just be a case of finding the right formula. ”
Most people are squeamish about saying how much they earn, but in medicine the situation seems especially fraught. Doctors aren't supposed to be in it for the money, and the more concerned a doctor seems to be about making money the more suspicious people become about the care being provided. ”
Our great struggle in medicine these days is not just with ignorance and uncertainty. It's also with complexity: how much you have to make sure you have in your head and think about. There are a thousand ways things can go wrong. ”
I think we are faced in medicine with the reality that we have to be willing to talk about our failures and think hard about them, even despite the malpractice system. I mean, there are things that we can do to make that system better. ”
Expertise is the mantra of modern medicine. ”
You'll see that the strong, the affirmative, the positive voice in any of the plays I've written is that of a woman. My men are, well, not quite worthless, but they are certainly weak, and that reflects the reality I grew up with and what I think has in a sense shaped me. ”
The great decision was the Explorer program. The thing we did not do well is that we allowed and somewhat encouraged too much exposure to the program. ”
Making a moonshot is almost more an exercise in creativity than it is in technology. ”
Doing exercise without monitoring yourself will be rare in the future of wearable technology. ”