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As a surgeon, Starzl knew nothing about controlling the immune system, but then, hardly anyone did. Indeed, few therapies have begun more blindly than immunosuppression in the years after World War II. With the goal of simply knocking out T cells, the first transplant patients received full-body irradiation. It was like fixing a watch with a hammer; the procedure, similar to being exposed to a nuclear blast, destroyed their immunities entirely. Patients were like the “bubble boy,” who lived in a Houston hospital for twelve years before dying of massive infection within weeks of being released.
The Billion-Dollar Molecule
Barry Werth
To put it another way: if wealth is giving you fewer options instead of more (and more varied) options, you’re doing it wrong.
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Not all icebreakers are created equal. People often tell me they love icebreakers only to say that their favorite one is something dramatic like: “What’s your biggest fear?” or “What was the worst date you ever went on?”
Those are terrible icebreakers. They require a deep level of vulnerability and openness. Most people aren’t ready for that at the start of a casual 2-hour cocktail party.
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party
Nick Gray
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