by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Writing
Every once in a while I break out my Swarovski crystal Back Swan totem ( I don’t think they make it anymore, but they do make a Black Swan Necklace) and I place it front and center on my desk, just behind my keyboard. It’s to remind me of the role of randomness in...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”Wittgenstein If you don’t understand what bosons and fermions are, you can’t understand quantum physics. If you don’t understand what a Lorentzian manifold is, you are going to have a difficult time understanding...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Play
About twice a month I buy a $5-$10 lottery ticket (usually Powerball or Mega-Millions). On a rational, financial basis I am aware this is not a sound financial decision. Over time, I am much more likely to lose money than to win it. So why do a buy them? For two...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
My wife and I have an old cardboard box in the middle of our living room floor. It is next to our brand new sectional sofa. Our cat, Roo, loves this little box. He sleeps in it, he plays in it, and he hangs out in it. I suspect he enjoys it so much because it has what...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, EHR, Philosophy
I have a difficult question about the philosophy of electronic health records (EHRs) that I want to ask someone: Should we consider the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the tonal voice analysis of patient-physician conversations and it’s subsequent natural...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
As I write this post, I am post-op day 8 from my hip surgery, and I finally have the mental energy and sharpness to tackle some serious reading—Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, by Marie McGinn. This is in preparation to a one-day course at Oxford (via...
