Bacterial contamination: Are we thinking less of liss?

Are we becoming less disposable?

Time and again we see not only does our mean life expectancy keep increasing (Fig 1), but also that this linear increase means that all predictions of our maximum life expectancy so far have turned out to be gross underestimates (Oeppen & Vaupel, 2002). Today, citizens in developed countries can easily expect to live beyond the age of 75 years—81 for women—but if we take Fig 1 as an indication,...

Thinking Machines: Can There Be? Are We?

Artificial intelligence researchers predict that _thinking machines_ will take over our mental work, just as their mechanical predecessors were intended to eliminate physical drudgery. Critics have argued with equal fervor that _thinking machine_ is a contradiction in terms. Computers, with their foundations of cold logic, can never be creative or insightful or possess real judgment. Although m...

Molecular Targets for Endometriosis Therapy: Where We Are and Where We Are Going?

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Thinking About What We Are Asking Speakers to Do

Reflection for the undergraduate on writing in the portfolio: where are we now and where are we going?

Introduction: The portfolio can be seen as a tool for assessmentof a variety of learning activities that differ in content, usage, andassessment. The portfolio not only meets the learner’s educationalneeds but also the political and public reassurance demand thatthe health professional has achieved the required competency ofthe curriculum that allows him or her to practice safely with orwithout...