“Geography is destiny in medicine.” –Jack Lord, MD
In my undergrad English lit courses, I heard a lot about “character is destiny”. Which is a fancy way of blowing things out of proportion – e.g., Romeo and Juliet didn’t die via the quality of being “star-crossed”, but because they were super emo.
Well, this week, I watched a TED talk by Bill Davenhall (below) that claimed “geography is destiny”.
This idea is not so exaggerated. Just watch it (9 min.):
What it says: …
