Medical knowledge and technical savvy are biodegradable. The sort of medicine that was practiced in Boston or New York or Atlanta fifty years ago would be as strange to a medical student or intern today as the ceremonial dance of a !Kung San tribe would seem to a rock festival audience in Hackensack.
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Lewis Thomas was American physician, researcher, writer, and educator. Lewis Thomas was an American physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and researcher. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Knowledge — The pursuit of learning, understanding, and intellectual growth