Atul Gawande on Priorities, Big and Small

Atul Gawande on Priorities, Big and Small

The surgeon, researcher, and celebrated writer joined Tyler for a conversation on why Watson will never diagnose your illness, what George Church's narcolepsy teaches us about CRISPR, what's missing in medical education, Michael Crichton's cultural influence, Knausgård versus Ferrante, indie music, and the thing that makes Gawande "bawl like a baby."

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Recorded June 12th, 2017

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