Risk to make nonsense
A short artistic film that questions how healthy it is for us to pathologise so much of life: Risk to make nonsense: To play this short film please click here … Continue reading Risk to make nonsense
Tag: Lad o’ pairts
The private journal of a wandering Antiquary
Alexander Ormiston Curle (1866–1955) despite training as a lawyer his interests quickly changed to archaeology and antiquarianism. From August 1908 until February 1909 he set out to record all of … Continue reading The private journal of a wandering Antiquary
‘borrowed words’
I have recently taken a most difficult decision: I have decided to retire as a doctor from the beginning of next year (2020). I really will miss being a doctor … Continue reading ‘borrowed words’
No longer a doctor
I have decided to retire from Medicine. This has not been an easy decision to make. I am not yet 52 years old. I feel most fortunate to have had … Continue reading No longer a doctor
‘Labour of omission’
Sir Francis Seymour Haden was a Victorian surgeon who is recalled as an artist, and particularly for his etchings. He was brother-in-law to James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Seymour Haden’s father, … Continue reading ‘Labour of omission’
‘An energetic and brilliant (if quirky) polymath’
The following account of Dr Arthur Brock (1879-1947) is from this paper by David Cantor:
‘Truth is bigger than any one perspective’
How truthfully can scientific method represent the subjective? And can science exist without philosophy? Epitome of Medical Literature: To play this short film please click here or on the image … Continue reading ‘Truth is bigger than any one perspective’