What's your general background? I know your dad was a doctor, too, from reading the book. Last year he received a MacArthur Fellowship sometimes called the "genius grant." He was in New York last week and I met with him in the lobby of the Roger Williams Hotel on Madison Avenue. How do you get better at something without breakthroughs or new knowledge, but just by analyzing what you already know and do and figuring out ways to do it better? Atul Gawande is a general surgeon at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, a frequent contributor to The New England Journal of Medicine and a staff writer at the New Yorker. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news.įirst up, Atul Gawande and the science of performance. This week on the podcast, we'll talk with Atul Gawande about his new book Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance. Welcome to Science Talk, the weekly podcast of Scientific American for the seven days starting April 18th. Science Talk Ap- Atul Gawande, Author of Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
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