Archive - JordanX

Complexity & Control: Is Friction the Enemy...or is it Friend?

Inspired by one of my favorite podcasts: Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)

Jun 23 •

Jordan Shlain MD

The Architecture of Health: Reimagining Medical Language Through Leverage Points

Could our words hold the key to systems change in healthcare?

Jun 14 •

Jordan Shlain MD

May 2025

The Invisible Struggle: A Guide to Supporting People Who Need Help But Don't Know It

A summary of a fascinating conversation my dear friend Dr. Shokooh Miry as she educated my physician colleagues.

May 21 •

Jordan Shlain MD

Food Prescriptions? EatReal!

I wrote this in 1998. Am I from the future? You tell me ;)

May 16 •

Jordan Shlain MD

April 2025

Another Trip Around the Sun | The Gift of Age

I Think I'm Getting Younger?

Apr 28 •

Jordan Shlain MD

The Longevity Trap - When Shortcuts Replace Research

Move Fast and Break Things is not a Good Strategy for Health - Move Slow and Don't Harm yourself might be better.

Apr 15 •

Jordan Shlain MD

March 2025

We Pathologize, We should Apologize

My response to a Wall Street Journal article, "We Are Turning Too Many People Into Medical Patients"

Mar 21 •

Jordan Shlain MD

The Truth is Not True

Is curiosity the key to happiness?

Mar 2 •

Jordan Shlain MD

January 2025

Synchronicity + Serendipity

Is the Universe Exactly the Way it's Supposed to be?

Jan 19 •

Jordan Shlain MD

Lost in Translation: Medicine's Language Crisis

- It's The Words, Stupid! Why Healthcare Needs a New Dictionary to Create Fundamental Change

Jan 4 •

Jordan Shlain MD

December 2024

From Paying to Playing: Reimagining Attention in a Digital Age

Inspired by Jonathan Haidt, Voltaire and pure curiosity.

Dec 15, 2024 •

Jordan Shlain MD

November 2024

Scientific Rascality & Wisdom

Alan Watts, Ernest Becker and William Occam all Walk into a Bar | {Pessimistic Meta-Induction Theory Explored}

Nov 29, 2024 •

Jordan Shlain MD

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