You have written about yourself that you are highly indecisive by nature. Is there way in which you feel this, which you describe as your weakness, is actually your strength? A, yes. So i chose surgery and am i wrote in the passage yo migt be reflecting on that, i was drawn to the character of people who a took action when inaction was the worst thing.
The surgeon, researcher, and celebrated writer joined Tyler for a conversation on why Watson will never diagnose your illness, what George Church’s narcolepsy teaches us about CRISPR, what’s missing in medical education, Michael Crichton’s cultural influence, Knausgård versus Ferrante, indie music, and the thing that makes Gawande “bawl like a baby.”
Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links.
Recorded June 12th, 2017 Other ways to connect