by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter, Twitter Ethics
I am not a big fan of flags. To me, flags are often less about unifying people, as they are about unifying people against “the other.” I suspect this utility of being a tool against the other is based on their first use as a military tool, 5000 years ago, on the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Python
I have one of two intellectual “hobbies” I would like to dive into more fully this year (both of which, oddly enough, involve languages). The first option is to dive deeper into Python programming. I did take a Python Stack course two years ago, reaching a point where...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Photography
Black & White photography isn’t about the subject matter being either black or white. Rather, it’s about appreciating the infinite shades of gray in between. (Hint: this post is not about photography.)
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Stress
The other morning I received a text message from a very good physician friend of mine—one who I hadn’t talked to in several months. Within 10 minutes, we exchanged seven text messages, covering topics such as a hip issue I am having, his Covid vaccination status, a...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Twitter, Writing
In the November/December 2020 Writer’s Digest interview with the writing power couple Zadie Smith and Nick Laird—both who are well known to shun social media and smartphones—Mr. Laird said: Twitter is certainly an interesting experiment, but unfortunately, it’s an...
