December 14, 2012 – 9:29 pm
Election season is a great time to witness the continuing American struggle with probabilities. All too often people will see odds or a prediction for a particular event and when the outcome of lower probability comes true, they will say the prediction was “wrong”. Of course this is an inaccurate conclusion considering there was still [...]
November 23, 2012 – 8:51 pm
Health literacy, or the ability to understand and act on basic health-related information, is terribly low in the United States (and most of the world). Only 12% of Americans scored proficiently in a national test according to the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy. This has a tremendous impact on the healthcare system and general [...]
November 21, 2012 – 6:22 pm
As the country continues to look towards reforming complex systems from healthcare to taxes to education, there is still some low-hanging fruit that can be picked at low cost to produce high returns. Some of these opportunities are at local and state levels with education curriculum changes (especially for high school students) where I believe some [...]
November 20, 2012 – 12:00 pm
A stark dichotomy exists with the United States’ fiscal situation today. As we try to hang by the hairs of sustainable recovery, we are running towards what could be an inescapable abyss of debt. Letting go means we might avoid the abyss, but also might lose the prospects of what might be a quicker recovery. [...]
October 3, 2012 – 11:16 pm
As the debate progressed tonight and online discussions continue well after it ended, everyone once more has something to say. No problem there, the expression of ideas is crucial to furthering our knowledge and spurring innovation. Unfortunately, a large portion of the people discussing those things are doing so in a completely partisan manner with little [...]
Miraj Patel is currently a pharmacy student at the UMES School of Pharmacy. He is an alumni of the University of Maryland where he completed his Bachelor of Science in physiology and neurobiology. Miraj blogs about economics and society as an enthusiast and a student.