Scott J. Pearson

Review: Pox: An American History

By Scott J. Pearson | May 12, 2019May 28, 2019 by Scott J. Pearson

by Michael WillrichPenguin BooksCopyright (c) 2011ISBN13: 9781594202865Page Count: 422 pagesGenre: Non-fiction, history of health When did the current controversy about vaccines really start? According to Willrich’s history, the controversy about vaccines started all the way back with Jenner’s discovery of vaccination. Although smallpox once killed thousands of people each year in America, vaccination against smallpox was still controversial. A small fraction of people had adverse reactions, including death. Obviously, this scared people. It especially scared…

Writing-Communication

Review: The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing

By Scott J. Pearson | May 12, 2019May 28, 2019 by Scott J. Pearson

by Mayra Calvani and Anne K. EdwardsTwilight Times BooksCopyright (c) 2008ISBN13: 9781933353227Page Count: 190 pagesGenre: Non-fiction, reference Have you ever been frustrated by the lack of quality of book reviews on Amazon.com? So many “love it” or “hate it” comments, but so little who tell you why this book meant so much to them… I desire to change that in my writing, so I bought this book to learn to write book reviews better. Mayra…

Healthcare Software-Technology

Review: Deep Medicine

By Scott J. Pearson | May 9, 2019May 28, 2019 by Scott J. Pearson

How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare HumanCopyright (c) 2019by Eric Topol The author, an innovative medical school president in California, is one of my favorites on the topic of computing in medicine. He sees the medical landscape wider than most scholars, and he is a true humanist at heart. He surveys the field of artificial intelligence and sees how it could apply to modern medicine. Most of the described projects are pipe dreams now, but…

Management-Business

Review: The Art of Social Media

By Scott J. Pearson | May 4, 2019May 28, 2019 by Scott J. Pearson

Power Tips for Power Users by Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick Copyright 2014 Social Media entered our cultural landscape when I was in medical school. Although I dabbled in Facebook at the time, its birth surpassed me. I have been catching up ever since then. I have recently switched to Twitter and am happy with that change. I’d like to figure out how to use it, particularly for personal marketing and network, and this book…