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Steven Merahn, MD

Superiors vs Inferiors: No One Wins

One time, a child in my son’s 5th grade class walked past him and slapped him in the face for no reason. There was a lull in the classroom…

Nov 2

Superiors vs Inferiors: No One Wins

Nov 2

The American Ecosystem Risks a Societal Forest Fire

Despite the admonitions of Smokey the Bear, sometimes forest fires can serve an important purpose. As a natural phenomenon, fire can be…

Oct 27

The American Ecosystem Risks a Societal Forest Fire

Oct 27

What Have We Done to Doctors?

(excerpted from “Care Evolution: Essays on Health As A Social Imperative”)

Jul 11

What Have We Done to Doctors?

Jul 11

Race May Be a Social Construct, But Diversity is Science.

American society is an ecosystem, populated by diverse social and cultural species. Regardless of how these species evolved, the science of…

Jan 4

Race May Be a Social Construct, But Diversity is Science.

Jan 4

The Education of JUSTICE THO*MAS

The admission by Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of being “clueless” as to the meaning of the word diversity was a brave…

Nov 2, 2022

The Education of J*U*S*T*I*C*E T*H*O*M*A*S

Nov 2, 2022

When I was 15, I built a motorbike..

When I was 15 years old I built a motorbike by figuring out a way to bolt an old Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine to the frame of a very…

Sep 29, 2022

When I was 15, I built a motorbike..

Sep 29, 2022

“They” May Have the Right Idea.

When I was around 12 years old, I thought I was gay. I wasn’t attracted to boys so much as I was attracted to gayness. I didn’t actually…

Apr 3, 2022

“They” May Have the Right Idea.

Apr 3, 2022

Teaching Sex in Prison

From a distance, the red brick building with the white steeple and belfry looked like a 19th century private school, but, upon closer…

Mar 29, 2022

Teaching Sex in Prison

Mar 29, 2022

(That Time I Made Bombs…)

When I was 12 years old, I went to the library in our suburban town to learn to make bombs.

Dec 27, 2021

Dec 27, 2021

Viruses Are Sneaky Little Creatures

Viruses are not “alive” in any sense of the word; they are just biological machines. Their prime directive: make more viruses.

Aug 17, 2021

Aug 17, 2021

Steven Merahn, MD

Steven Merahn, MD

Physician, artist, educator, parent. Author: Care Evolution. Producer/Inventor/Adventurer. Equity Advocate.

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