psychology – Walking to the light

Culture is more important than technology

Posted onJanuary 7, 2019January 7, 2019Leave a comment

Let me preface this by saying that we are all dumbasses, every one of us. And that overconfidence and misplaced self-regard are the usual source of our failings. Although it’s easy to rag on doctors and other healthcare workers for their foibles, they are no different than anyone else in this respect. It’s just that Read More …

Making phage therapy successful by learning to fail

Posted onNovember 25, 2018Leave a comment

Scientists show high levels of hostility aggression, and conscientiousness compared to the general population, at least according to psychologists. As a scientist and a manager of scientists, I agree but would add another trait: fear of failure. Science is supposedly distinguished from other forms of knowledge by falsifiability: if a statement cannot be disproven it Read More …