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Risk Aversion and 100% Risk Reduction Rules

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Social Media, Social Media Ethics

I don’t drink and drive. Ever. And I go to extreme lengths not to do so. For example, if I am going to the symphony and I think I may want to have a single glass of white wine at intermission, I will either: Arrange for a town carTake a taxi or Uber (both ways)Spend...

Blah, Blah, Blah

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals, Politics, Social Media, Social Media Ethics

Creating an international economic and political solution to global warming is difficult—perhaps the most difficult problem humanity has ever faced. Mocking the people who are trying to do this in a speech by saying blah, blah, blah is easy—but infantile and...

Tweeting And The Hippocratic Oath

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Social Media Ethics, Twitter, Twitter Ethics

Take a moment to read this part of the Hippocratic Oath: Into whatsoever houses I enter, I will enter to help the sick, and I will abstain from all intentional wrong-doing and harm, especially from abusing the bodies of man or woman, bond or free. And whatsoever I...
In Twitter Veritas?

In Twitter Veritas?

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Social Media, Social Media Ethics, Twitter, Twitter Ethics

We are all familiar with the saying in vino veritas: In wine, there is truth. Ignorant people become more ignorant after a glass of wine.Means-spirited people become more mean-spirited after a glass of wine.Kind people become kinder after a glass of wine. Does...

Digital Ethics and Children: Beyond HIPPA

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Social Media Ethics

As I prepare to go to a fundraising luncheon for a wonderful child-centric organization, and as I look at their website – full with many beautiful pictures and stories of the children they have helped – a question comes to mind:  Who has the right to these...

Avoiding Social Media Inauthenticity

by Matthew Rehrl MD | Social Media Ethics

People can smell inauthenticity in social media from a mile away. So: Be honest. Write, tweet, post, and blog simply and directly. Present your own insights. Credit other people. Have fun. Help others. That’s about...
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