Archive for November, 2007

Food Fridays: A Health Choice You Do Not Want to Take with a Grain of Salt

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Since I know a lot of doctors, I get to hear many interesting health stories. Today I share one story that got me thinking. I’ve changed some identifying information, but otherwise the story is true. One patient, whom I’ll call Sandy, was taking a prescription steroid to reduce inflammation. I am ...

Strategic Commitments: How to Lose Weight and Live up to New Years Resolutions

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Every Tuesday is a Game Theory article at Mind Your Decisions. I went through on a two-year decision and I finally shaved my head last Friday. I got plenty of reactions from family and friends. I am happy with the look and lots of people have supported it. But even supporters have ...

A New Look

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Last Friday I went through on a decision two years in the making. With my brother's help, I shaved my head (RSS subscribers: please click here to see my sidebar picture). I waited partly because it felt unprofessional to sport in an office environment. And partly because it is not ...

Food Fridays: Mind Over Platter

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

I was going to write about this topic, but in my research I found a great explanation. I usually don't link to other sites, but this article is really well written and expresses ideas I agree with. Plus, this saves me from having to write a post while digesting my Thanksgiving dinner... Here ...

The Non-Mathematical Guide to Fixed Point Theorems and Proving Nash Equilibria Exist

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Every Tuesday is a Game Theory article at Mind Your Decisions. Today, I present a brain teaser and some related trivia for you to talk about during your Thanksgiving celebration. And in the spirit of game theory, you can use the trivia to distract others as you grab more turkey. Problem: The ...