meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Something You Should Know

The Science of Innovation & When Doctors Make Mistakes

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Education, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Science, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Did you know that all people with blue eyes are related to each other? That is just one of the fascinating things we explore as I begin this episode with a look at how your eyes work and how they help you navigate your world. http://www.buzzfeed.com/acuvue/impossibly-cool-facts-you-may-not-know-about-yo#.kjpwxlkvO It often seems that great new ideas and inventions come out of the blue. However, that’s not usually true. There is actually an innovation process according to Matt Ridley. Matt is a journalist, businessman and author of the book How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom (https://amzn.to/2D6syWe). Matt has studied how great ideas are created, developed and accepted and he joins me to explain the process and where the next big thing is likely to come from. Doctors are human so of course they make mistakes. However, the consequences of medical mistakes can be serious and even life threatening. Some reports have said that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in America. Could that really be true? Are errors just part of the system or could most of them be prevented? Joining me to discuss this is Dr. Danielle Ofri, clinical professor of medicine at the New York University School of Medicine and practicing physician at New York’s Bellevue Hospital for more than two decades. She is author of the book When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error (https://amzn.to/3hVGku9). Perhaps you have noticed that the more money you have in your wallet, the more likely you are to spend it. Actually, it is a little more complicated than that. It seems what kind of money you have in your wallet is a big factor in whether you spend it or keep it. Listen as I explain how this works and how you can use this knowledge to keep more of your own money. http://www.forbes.com/video/4061993829001/ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Keep American farming and enjoy the BEST grass-fed meat & lamb, pastured pork & chicken and wild caught-Alaskan salmon by going to https://MoinkBox.com/Yum  RIGHT NOW and get a free gift with your first order! The Dell Technologies’ Black Friday in July event has arrived with limited-quantity deals on top tech to power any passion. Save on select XPS PCs and more powered by the latest Intel® Core™ processors. Plus, get savings on select monitors and accessories, free shipping and monthly payment options with Dell Preferred Account. Save today by calling 877-ASK-DELL ! Let’s find “us” again by putting our phones down for five.  Five days, five hours, even five minutes. Join U.S. Cellular in the Phones Down For Five challenge! Find out more at https://USCellular.com/findus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Today on something you should know, what's the fastest reacting muscle in your body?

0:07.4

I'll tell you which one and just how fast it is.

0:11.2

Then the science of innovation and where great ideas come from.

0:15.5

I tell the story of the pill camera, which is a thing you swallow and it takes a picture

0:20.8

of her in sides for your doctor to look at.

0:23.6

And it came about after a conversation over a garden fence between a castroenterologist

0:28.1

and a guided missile designer.

0:30.4

Also today, how to keep more of your own money and medical errors.

0:35.7

They can have serious consequences, but why do they happen?

0:40.2

Most errors and bad outcomes tend to form communication error.

0:44.2

Are the doctors and nurses communicating appropriately?

0:47.0

Are they communicating with the patient?

0:48.6

Are they listening to what the patient's saying?

0:50.3

And all of those areas are why it's so much more difficult to pin down where things

0:55.0

go wrong.

0:56.4

I told this today on something you should know.

1:00.7

The average on farm income in the United States was a loss of $1,100.

1:04.9

60% of US pork comes from one company wholly owned by the Chinese.

1:09.4

And farmers are more likely to commit suicide than veterans.

1:13.1

Folks, we got a problem.

1:14.7

I'm Lucinda, a generation farmer and founder of Moink.

1:18.0

Moo plus oint.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.