Thomas G. Fox

Thomas G. Pickering: friend, colleague and scientist.

We, in common with many others, realized that with his passing, an era in hypertension research had also ended, and that it would be remiss of us and of ‘Blood Pressure Monitoring’ on which he served with us as a senior editor for so many years, if we did not pay tribute to his remarkable achievements. We acknowledge it as a tribute to the friendship and respect that Tom inspired across the wor...

Thomas Hermann , Andy Hunt , John G . Neuhoff

Illustrations from the Wellcome Institute Library. John Monro MD and Charles James Fox: etching by Thomas Rowlandson.

THE picture reproduced in Fig. 1 is an unsigned etching dated 4 April 1784, which is firmly attributed on stylistic grounds to Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827).' The two figures depicted are identified as, on the left the Bethlem mad-doctor John Monro (1715-1791), and on the right the politician Charles James Fox (1749-1806). Dr Monro screws up his right eye as he raises a lens to his left and dec...

Hal E . Hershfield , Daniel G . Goldstein , William F . Sharpe , Jesse Fox , Leo Yeykelis

Many people fail to save what they will need for retirement. Research on excessive discounting of the future suggests that removing the lure of immediate rewards by precommitting to decisions or elaborating the value of future rewards both can make decisions more future oriented. The authors explore a third and complementary route, one that deals not with present and future rewards but with pre...

Hal E . Hershfield , Daniel G . Goldstein , William F . Sharpe , Jesse Fox , Leo Yeykelis , Laura L . Carstensen

Many people fail to save what they will need for retirement. Research on excessive discounting of the future suggests that removing the lure of immediate rewards by precommitting to decisions or elaborating the value of future rewards both can make decisions more future oriented. The authors explore a third and complementary route, one that deals not with present and future rewards but with pre...