Doomer Optimism

DO 152 - Medical Nemesis and Matthew Loftus with Donald

Jul 7, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
Medical Nemesis by Father Ivan Illich
04:37 • 5min
3
The Unstable Meaning of Health
09:18 • 3min
4
The Importance of Meaning in Health
11:54 • 3min
5
The Three Different Definitions of Health
15:11 • 4min
6
Illich's Definition of a Measure of Health
18:47 • 3min
7
The Autonomous Coping of the Community
21:32 • 5min
8
The Importance of Predictability in Caregiving
26:28 • 5min
9
The Importance of Networking in the Care of Disabled Elders
31:18 • 5min
10
The Importance of Limits in Secular Science
36:15 • 4min
11
The Meaningless Life of Young People
40:27 • 3min
12
The Importance of Health in Academic Life
43:00 • 4min
13
The Negative Effects of Technology on Our Lives
46:37 • 3min
14
The Inevitability of Human Existence
49:29 • 5min
15
The Conservative Christian Case for a National Healthcare System in America
54:22 • 4min
16
The Evolution of Transhumanism
58:15 • 5min
17
The Science of Placebo Treatments
01:02:58 • 5min
18
The Complexity of Biomedicine
01:08:10 • 2min
19
The Importance of Miracles
01:10:31 • 5min
20
The Importance of Medical Explanation in Recovery
01:15:01 • 2min
21
The Conservative Christian Case for a Single Pair
01:16:45 • 3min
22
The Pain of Moving to a Single Payer System
01:19:41 • 4min
23
The Rise of American Health Care
01:23:16 • 2min
24
The Paradox of the Poor
01:25:28 • 2min
25
The Demoralizing Power of Bureaucracy
01:27:48 • 5min
26
The Problem With Private Practice
01:32:59 • 4min
27
The Consolidation of the Medical System
01:36:56 • 4min
28
Designing Systems for Everyone
01:40:37 • 2min
29
The Tension Between Various Desires in Healthcare
01:42:09 • 2min
30
The Importance of Longevity
01:44:24 • 2min
31
The Dreaded Disease of the Student Athletes
01:46:34 • 2min