Out-Sleep the Competition: Part 3
Out-Sleep the Competition. The 80/20 Guide to Owning the Night. We work against biology. Against light. Against clock time.
Snellen chart
Snellen chart: history of visual acuity testing from Hooke to ETDRS, with key milestones, optotype design, and contributions from Snellen, Donders, Sloan
Out-Sleep the Competition: Part 2
Out-Sleep the Competition. The Top ten tips to attain the 80/20 of elite sleep. The Pareto Principle for peak performance.
Jan Evangelista Purkinje
Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869), pioneering physiologist whose discoveries in vision, neurology, and cardiology shaped modern medical science
POCUS Physics 5: Artefacts
In the tricky fifth episode of POCUS Physics, we take a look at the top 10 ultrasound artefacts. With the help of an Olympic swimming pool, a dry Martini, and a bubble magician.
Romberg Sign
Romberg’s sign: a classic neurological test detecting proprioceptive loss by demonstrating postural instability with eyes closed.
Out-Sleep the Competition: Part 1
Out-Sleep the Competition. Sleep as a Peak Performance State. Can you remember the last time you woke feeling sharp, clear, and fully charged?
Max Brödel
Max Brödel (1870–1941), father of modern medical illustration, founded Johns Hopkins’ art in medicine department and pioneered the carbon dust technique.
CCR Down Under 2025
The CCR Down Under 2025 conference will be held in Melbourne on December 9th and 10th, 2025. Registrations are open!
Howship-Romberg sign
Howship-Romberg sign: pain and paraesthesia along the distribution of the obturator nerve (medial thigh to knee); a clinical indicator of obturator nerve compression, commonly due to an obturator hernia
The Illusion of Perfection: Part 2
The Illusion of Perfection: Part 2. Do You Remember That Patient? How to Break the Silence and Change the System
Marshall Hall
Marshall Hall (1790–1857): Pioneer of reflex physiology, anti-bloodletting reformer, creator of the Ready Method for resuscitation, and advocate for animal ethics.