Dr. Ellen Langer

And if I had written the paper, I'd probably remember what I was going to say and answer your question. But it's a good one. But I don't think that there's anything that is described as absolute that's going to be right, whether it's physics, even physics, biology, psychology, anything. that our methods can only take us so far.

And if I had written the paper, I'd probably remember what I was going to say and answer your question. But it's a good one. But I don't think that there's anything that is described as absolute that's going to be right, whether it's physics, even physics, biology, psychology, anything. that our methods can only take us so far.

And the people who get beyond that are the people who don't presume that that's as far as you can go. You know, if you can go this way, you can go a little further. I was a chemistry major when I was an undergraduate, and the problem was I practiced Jewish chemistry, which was a little is good, a little more is better, which is not the way to do chemistry.

And the people who get beyond that are the people who don't presume that that's as far as you can go. You know, if you can go this way, you can go a little further. I was a chemistry major when I was an undergraduate, and the problem was I practiced Jewish chemistry, which was a little is good, a little more is better, which is not the way to do chemistry.

And the people who get beyond that are the people who don't presume that that's as far as you can go. You know, if you can go this way, you can go a little further. I was a chemistry major when I was an undergraduate, and the problem was I practiced Jewish chemistry, which was a little is good, a little more is better, which is not the way to do chemistry.

But I don't know what it is that leads some people to be rigid. and to take everything that is told to them as if it must be and what it is that led me to a different way of being and testing it or just thinking that some of the things that people say just made no sense to me.

But I don't know what it is that leads some people to be rigid. and to take everything that is told to them as if it must be and what it is that led me to a different way of being and testing it or just thinking that some of the things that people say just made no sense to me.

But I don't know what it is that leads some people to be rigid. and to take everything that is told to them as if it must be and what it is that led me to a different way of being and testing it or just thinking that some of the things that people say just made no sense to me.

Yeah. And I think those are beautiful examples because, you know, one can make an argument that you should wear a mask, but the other side also makes sense. The way masks were preventing, you know, even nonverbal communication, which is very important and important to people's health, right? Your relationships are not an inconsequential part of your well-being. And, you

Yeah. And I think those are beautiful examples because, you know, one can make an argument that you should wear a mask, but the other side also makes sense. The way masks were preventing, you know, even nonverbal communication, which is very important and important to people's health, right? Your relationships are not an inconsequential part of your well-being. And, you

Yeah. And I think those are beautiful examples because, you know, one can make an argument that you should wear a mask, but the other side also makes sense. The way masks were preventing, you know, even nonverbal communication, which is very important and important to people's health, right? Your relationships are not an inconsequential part of your well-being. And, you

vaccines, you know, there is no treatment that's going to be good for everybody. Somebody very close to me, if given dexedrine, puts her to sleep.

vaccines, you know, there is no treatment that's going to be good for everybody. Somebody very close to me, if given dexedrine, puts her to sleep.

vaccines, you know, there is no treatment that's going to be good for everybody. Somebody very close to me, if given dexedrine, puts her to sleep.

And so when we recognize the uncertainty inherent in all of these things, I think we don't mandate things in quite the same way. Now, you can mandate that people wear masks, but it shouldn't be that people wear masks because we're absolutely certain that masks should be worn. There are other arguments to be made why people should wear masks. Or not wear masks. Or not wear masks.

And so when we recognize the uncertainty inherent in all of these things, I think we don't mandate things in quite the same way. Now, you can mandate that people wear masks, but it shouldn't be that people wear masks because we're absolutely certain that masks should be worn. There are other arguments to be made why people should wear masks. Or not wear masks. Or not wear masks.

And so when we recognize the uncertainty inherent in all of these things, I think we don't mandate things in quite the same way. Now, you can mandate that people wear masks, but it shouldn't be that people wear masks because we're absolutely certain that masks should be worn. There are other arguments to be made why people should wear masks. Or not wear masks. Or not wear masks.

You know, whatever the case is going to be. And, you know, I think it's important that in the medical world, you know, that I think. I gave this talk at one point, and I thought I was talking to 5,000 women with breast cancer. And it turned out there were lots and lots of physicians there. If I had known that, I might have spoken a little differently. And I was scared afterwards.

You know, whatever the case is going to be. And, you know, I think it's important that in the medical world, you know, that I think. I gave this talk at one point, and I thought I was talking to 5,000 women with breast cancer. And it turned out there were lots and lots of physicians there. If I had known that, I might have spoken a little differently. And I was scared afterwards.

You know, whatever the case is going to be. And, you know, I think it's important that in the medical world, you know, that I think. I gave this talk at one point, and I thought I was talking to 5,000 women with breast cancer. And it turned out there were lots and lots of physicians there. If I had known that, I might have spoken a little differently. And I was scared afterwards.