Author: Joel Gross

Griffin above, Kate below.

She was very tired during her touch and feeding time.

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Laurel and I received a wonderful care package from our friends Katie and Martin in Switzerland and it includes horse jerky / salami!

Last night at the hospital I ran into a concern with the nurse assigned to Griffin and Kate for the overnight shift (7 pm to 7 am).

The nurse was a very nice and friendly older lady, but was clumsy and not thoughtful when handling my babies. She had worked with them the last couple of nights, and I had noticed sloppiness but not enough to do anything about it till last night.… read more “Nurse Concern”

Grandma and Griffin

Grandpa and Kate

I have a few conspiracy theories myself and see many others daily. Debunking conspiracy theories can be done with Hanlon’s Razor.

Hanlon’s Razor says never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity or neglect.

For example, if a doctor prescribed the wrong medicine to your child, they are not secretly trying to kill your child.… read more “Debunking Conspiracy Theories”

Jeremy Bentham had an interesting idea. How can we apply Occam’s Razor to prison systems?

Occam’s Razor is a theory which says the simplest explanation is the best.

Jeremy Bentham thought that applying this to prison systems means that we should prevent more suffering than we cause through penalties.

For example, jailing a murderer for life might make sense as preventing another murder would save a lifetime of suffering.… read more “Occam’s Razor Applied to Prisons”