The other day, as I listened to the news, a story came on about telemedicine’s increased use during the current COVID-19 pandemic. I wasn’t surprised by the significant increase in…
My friends and family love to tell stories about my failed attempts at baking. Ha, ha, they’re hilarious — actually, they are, but I have to pretend to be at least…
Can I tell you how tired I am of hearing people tell me that “bars are boring”? VERY TIRED. Bar humbug!! A true pillar of data visualization, bars are used…
It’s quite astonishing how even when I get out of my office and resolve not think about my work for a while, I stumble upon something that makes me think…
I’m heading to Bustins Island, Maine, in a few days to swing in the hammock and sip watermelon mojitos — Nirvana. I’m looking forward to this summer’s trek even more…
I think (and hope) that I’m exceptionally open to new ideas and to change — but if I’m brutally honest, I must also acknowledge that there are times when my…
Do you remember taking standardized tests? The one I remember best was the SAT’s, in high school. They struck fear into our hearts: would my friends and I do well…
It’s a beautiful snowy morning in New England. There’s a fire in the fireplace, and my husband is reading the newspaper with two pups snoozing away at his feet. It’s…
I’m a long (long)-time devotee of the iconic Marimekko designs and textiles. I have Marimekko clothes (I’m sure they’re considered vintage now), and in my daughter’s bedroom I splurged on…
A colleague recently sent me an article by Atul Gawande, MD: “Why Doctors Hate Their Computers” (huh — you don’t say!). If you’re familiar with Dr. Gawande’s work, you know…