Life imitating, uhm, a pure coincidence

[the_same_andrew]

So I'm doing a literature review in preparation for a research project, about the psychological effect on the participants in a medical simulation in which the patient dies no matter what the participants do.  This is very much a contentious issue in my current line of work, with many opinions and little pursuasive evidence in either direction.

The

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[buhrger]

given his conjectured age, i'm tempted to suggest that he started investigating the matter because of his name :-)

Might well be true

[the_same_andrew]

Hopefully I'll meet him at this year's IMSH, which I'm told by the boss I'm required to attend. Still not sure how to phrase the question so he doesn't just walk away.

[buhrger]

"just out of curiosity, are you a trekkie?"

Maybe...

[the_same_andrew]

I suspect he'd roll his eyes after the "Just out of curiosity..."

[puppytown]

Ha!

What I said!

[the_same_andrew]

That's what I said, at first!

[nlindq]

Oh, I don't know. I suspect your level of happiness (joy? glee? serendipitous satisfaction?) perfectly appropriate, given how cool a thing that is.