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Medicine by Committee—Will more detectives in the room lead to better health outcomes?
By Andrea Huckaba Rome | Illustration by Bruce Macpherson In August 2019, Netflix introduced a documentary series called Diagnosis. In each episode, the viewer is introduced to a patient with serious medical symptoms—symptoms that are a... Read More
To the Summit—Mountaineering and actuarial science share several key attributes and skills
By Dan Wiedrich I’ve always been interested in climbing mountains. The first peak I remember going up was Mount Evans, one of the 14ers in Colorado, when I was 5 years old. It was a short hike to the top from the parking lot near the summit.... Read More