Michael's Reaction

by Michael

It seems like the warning that the group before us was more true than I realized. While collectively there is no one in the world that we don't know, we are getting bogged down in waiting, and cannot ask people to share what they know, because we don't know when they should come. Besides spinning the wheels and not going anywhere, everything else is going well. The house, oh the house is AMAZING. I call people to see where they are, when we are both in the house. Everyone in the group works well together. We have yet to have a type A coup d'etat, which I'll admit I was a little worried about. So that's good. What else? Oh yeah, internship reports are the worst.

Until the end of it all,
Michael

Healthcare Policy as Antibacterial Soap

by Alex

Courtesy of Jessican Hagy at Indexed, this card alludes to the systematic relationship between health warnings, antibacterial soap, and superbugs. A superbug is basically a Rambo-like microorganism (e.g. bacteria) which is able to fend off attacks from antibiotics (e.g Penicillin). They have linked an overuse in antibacterial soap (e.g. hand sanitizer) to the increased resistance of microorganisms. One of the most popular superbugs is Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It has evolved the ability to deflect assault from most antibiotics which inevitably means that it is hard to prevent and spread. The point is, any choice we make in life has tradeoffs. Some choices will result in the good and some will result in the bad. Like antibacterial soap, healthcare policy can be a salvation as well as a liability. So, replace "B=Antibacterial Soap" with "B=Healthcare Policy" and think about it.

Parkinson's Law

by Alex

I cannot help but to observe the anxiousness in us all. Unfortunately, this is followed by my continued praise of Parkinson's Law. In 1955, a cheeky British naval historian named Cyril Northcote Parkinson proposed the idea that work expands to the time allotted. His theory developed from the observation of Her Majesty's Civil Service, in other words, British bureaucracy. I cannot help but analyze as he did over 50 years ago the same thing. Basically, it is inevitable that procrastination will occur to a degree. While this negative statement will certainly resonate within our work, I am confident we have the skills, the will, and bills to make a "dang good documentary."