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Disagreement is central to progress
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It's never too late to change the world !
In this TED talks video Margaret Heffernan demonstrates "that disagreement is central to progress, that the best partners aren't echo chambers and how great businesses allow people to disagree".
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/margaret_heffernan_dare_to_disagree.html
JN Mahy MD FRCSC
Trial begins in Wang v BC Medical Association and named individuals
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Vancouver BC - January 29, 2012.
Z. Essak, MD
Almost four years after a dispute erupted between Dr Caroline Wang and other directors of the BC Medical Association at the Board meeting of February 1 and 2, 2008 the matter is now being heard at Trial in the BC Supreme Court.
The Trial, which is a civil matter not a criminal one, began on Monday January 23, 2012. It is scheduled to proceed for twenty days until February 17, 2012. The location is room 43 of the BC Supreme Court, 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver, BC. The Honourable Mr. Justice Grauer presiding.
Now the Trial has begun it is a time to see and learn. How will the Court resolve this matter involving legal expenses likely to exceed $2 million? Will the outcome of the Trial affect the workings of the BC Medical Association? Will it more broadly affect the workings of other Societies incorporated in BC?
Mistakes were made (but not by me): Cognitive dissonance
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Mistakes were made (but not by me): Why we justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts... a book co-authored by Elliot Aronson.
Psychiatrists specialize in the ails of individuals. Social psychologists specialize in the ails of groups. The eminent social psychologist Elliot Aronson was interviewed in a CBC audio "podcast" available from the following site:
http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/ideas_20080428_5430.mp3
It is an interesting program from the CBC radio “Ideas” on the subject of cognitive dissonance. It offers some insight into how people can so badly misinterpret things to fit their preconceived notions and prejudices and become incapable of accepting any other view.
The program runs about 50 minutes and I suspect if people even listen to just the first 12 minutes they might find it sufficiently compelling to listen to the rest. (The MP3 file can be imported into iTunes or other music manager or burned to CD.)
Audio podcast: How many lawsuits?
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To listen to this audio podcast if you see the “Read more” link click on it and then click on the play icon. You may have to click the play icon a second time.
Audio podcast: Who's in control?
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Audio podcast: Is the 2011 BCMA Election valid?
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To listen to this audio podcast if you see the “Read more” link click on it and then click on the play icon. You may have to click the play icon a second time.’
Audio podcast: Following the rules?
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Fix released: Is Android phone intermittently sending SMS messages to wrong contact?
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Addendum: On 2011-01-22 Android announced a fix is being rolled out and patches are available, click here for details.
It is hard to know what level of concern one should have regarding posts on the Internet about Android phones having a bug such that text messages are sent to the wrong and random contact.
Everyone is talking about the BCMA, audio podcasts
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A series of audio podcasts have been posted on the website.
Everyone is talking about the BCMA
Is the 2011 BCMA election valid?
