A few months ago I was at a workshop in which we were asked to do something a bit outrageous. Some folks sat out and watched the braver souls carry out the exercise. Others quickly fled the room to hide until the exercise was over. While some jumped right in — enthusiastically. I stayed and […]

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A few months ago I was at a workshop in which we were asked to do something a bit outrageous. Some folks sat out and watched the braver souls carry out the exercise. Others quickly fled the room to hide until the exercise was over. While some jumped right in — enthusiastically. I stayed and […]

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This article originally appeared on the old bioephemera September 9, 2007.

Syphilitic skull with three trephine holes and osteomyelitic lesions
Hunterian museum
One of my favorite London experiences was my visit to the Hunterian museum. If only I had more time there! I liked it so much, I returned on my last day, procrastinating my departure for Heathrow […]

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Imagine that you are a bad guy running from the law, and the sheriff is about to catch up to you. If you want, you can be Butch Cassidy or the Sundance Kid or any other charismatic bad guy. Or maybe you’re a wizard in Harry Potter and Dementors are about to catch up to […]

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