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Knock Knock Eye: How Step One Pass/Fail Fueled the Research Arms Race

So last episode I made the case that medical student research should be banned, and I clearly touched a nerve. I got flooded with angry messages arguing against me, and honestly, I expected some backlash since it was a genuinely spicy take. But I want to be clear, I was being fac ... Show more

. 34min 14sec

Glauc Talk: Should We Be Using AI in Our Creative Pursuits?

This week we start by discussing our daughter's summer geometry crash course, and I forgot how much I hate proofs. I also tell the story of getting stuck at the Salt Lake airport with the Portland Thorns professional soccer team, which hit me with a wave of nostalgia for my old U ... Show more

. 44min 46sec

Knock Knock Eye: Nine Neonatologists Fired Without Explanation

I just wrapped my second call week of the year, and honestly, getting older has made overnight pages so much harder than they used to be. At 30 I could wake up from a dead sleep and immediately have a coherent medical conversation, and now, ten years later, I basically have to be ... Show more

. 42min 54sec

Glauc Talk: "Ozempic Face" & Other GLP-1 Side Effects

This week Kristin and I get into "Ozempic face," which has been all over social media, and I break down what's actually happening medically when people lose facial fat quickly on GLP-1 medications. Kristin gets grossed out the moment I bring up orbital fat, so we go down a whole ... Show more

. 42min 40sec

Knock Knock Eye: Research Hot Takes: Medical Student Research Should Be Banned

I've got a love-hate relationship with research, and this week I finally get into why. I'll read a study, I'll watch a talk, I genuinely enjoy learning about it, but performing research myself has never been my thing, and I get into the whole story of how I ended up doing it in m ... Show more

. 36min 4sec