September 14, 2025 — The attention economy has been getting a lot of, well, attention lately. In fact, the phenomenon is nothing new. People have been competing for the attention of Americans since the rise of cheap daily newspapers in the 19th century. But lately it seems that the quest to command attention is taking over more and more […]
July 18, 2025 — Retatrutide is that impressively potent obesity medicine that teased us with remarkable weight loss outcomes back in 2023. As we wait for pivotal phase three data (now due later this year), we wonder about the risk for muscle loss with a drug that has the potency of retatrutide. A new paper in Lancet Diabetes & […]
September 12, 2021 — The failure of experts unfolding around us right now is spectacular. In health and public policy, experts have stumbled in very visible ways. Thus, public confidence in expertise is shaky and people are doing some absolutely wacky things, harming themselves and others. But why? No doubt, the reasons are many. However, part of the pattern […]
