It’s a short post this week, though the links will take you to nutritious brain snacks (or hors d’oeuvres, if you identify as classy):
24 Hours in an Invisible Pandemic. This is an excellent example of data visualization about the experience of loneliness in the US.
26.2 to Life. This documentary is about the San Quentin Marathon. The athletes are inmates at the San Quentin prison. The course is 105 laps around the prison yard. (The virtual premiere is this weekend.)
30 Days of Healthcare. Dr. Glaucomflecken’s series of short videos about the US health care system is accurate, devastating, and, when it can be, amusing.
We Are Not Just Polarized. We Are Traumatized. This long essay is provocative, thoughtful, and worth the time to read. (Side commentary: The term “trauma response” is a relatively new phrase and, as far as I know, isn’t rooted in robust psychological or biological principles. I worry that the usage of “trauma response” may also dilute the experiences of people who meet formal criteria for the diagnosis of PTSD.)
Maria Yang, MD 