Would Odysseus Pass Plutarch’s Test?
What we can learn about sycophantic AI from the Greeks
Read on Substack : Would Odysseus Pass Plutarch’s Test?HEAL Lab Notes
Room to think
beyond the paper.
Essays and perspectives on healthcare, artificial intelligence, and the people at the center of both.
Visit HEAL on SubstackWhen More Data Makes AI Dumber
A new triage study reveals how AI fails precisely where patients need it most
Read on Substack : When More Data Makes AI DumberTry AI That Doesn't Ask for Your Attention
A lesson on good AI use cases
Read on Substack : Try AI That Doesn't Ask for Your AttentionLooking Back at 2025, Hopes for 2026
On AI, Knowledge, and What We Actually Value
Read on Substack : Looking Back at 2025, Hopes for 2026Isn’t it Ironic?
AI Will Make Us Worse Humans, if We Aren't Careful
Read on Substack : Isn’t it Ironic?Making Sense of AI Hype
Reflections from The Visible Voices Podcast
Read on Substack : Making Sense of AI HypeChaos, Care, and the Cost of Speed: Rethinking Hospital Efficiency
I feel like most people would agree with the statement that American healthcare is inefficient.
Read on Substack : Chaos, Care, and the Cost of Speed: Rethinking Hospital EfficiencyEveryone Worries About Privacy in the AI Future. The Real Threat Is in the Past.
A close friend recently found out she was pregnant.
Read on Substack : Everyone Worries About Privacy in the AI Future. The Real Threat Is in the Past.When AI Meets the Emergency Department
A Conversation on Hype, Reality, and What Actually Works
Read on Substack : When AI Meets the Emergency DepartmentHow to Lose an AI Race
When America’s biggest threat is its own spending spree
Read on Substack : How to Lose an AI RaceWe're Being Set Up
Doctors are the Face of Medicine, and the Scapegoat of the System
Read on Substack : We're Being Set UpWhy the Culture Wars Came for Evidence-Based Medicine
Cultural battles over vaccines, abortion, and climate aren’t isolated fights—they’re parts of a single strategy to make medical expertise look ideological and to shrink public healthcare itself.
Read on Substack : Why the Culture Wars Came for Evidence-Based MedicineThe Uncertainty Tax: How Political Instability Is Destroying America’s Scientific Talent Pipeline
The hidden cost of research funding chaos goes far beyond budget cuts: it’s driving away the brilliant minds who generate massive economic returns
Read on Substack : The Uncertainty Tax: How Political Instability Is Destroying America’s Scientific Talent PipelineLiving on the Edge: Why AI Fails When Doctors Need Help Most
When physicians most desperately need answers, that's exactly when they should trust AI least.
Read on Substack : Living on the Edge: Why AI Fails When Doctors Need Help MostThe AI Healthcare Paradox
When More Information Creates More Problems
Read on Substack : The AI Healthcare ParadoxPajama time… or Wine Time
Can charting after hours actually be a good thing?
Read on Substack : Pajama time… or Wine TimeAI Passed the Test, But Can it Make The Rounds?
Why standardized test scores tell us little about AI's readiness to practice medicine
Read on Substack : AI Passed the Test, But Can it Make The Rounds?The Technologies That Actually Help
Why Healthcare Innovation Should Amplify, Not Replace, Human Expertise
Read on Substack : The Technologies That Actually HelpShould we burn it all down?
Why "Disrupting Healthcare" Isn't the Answer
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