W19: dealing with stuff (and finals)

I did quite a lot of learning last week around molecular dynamics and quantum mechanics. In fact, I managed to get GROMACS, CP2K and OpenBabel working together to give accurate predictions on the density and heat of vaporization of various substances.

I sent a small PR to Avogadro 2, advanced in the design of both the Big Project and the tomograph, printed a piece of the latter... But I've got an exam today, in a few hours, and I've barely touched the subject :)

The more I study about Medicine, the more I see what's missing from it. And the less I think I know about the field... So massive...

For example, why don't medical records leverage Open Source Software? Why aren't EKG and other devices generally available on the cheap? Why do all imaging tests have pitfalls preventing their massive use? Why is AI not assisting imaging techniques yet? Why isn't there pharmacological secondary prevention for cancer? Why are tisular force equilibria so under-researched if they are so important? Why is the surgical field physically open to air? Why are GMO bacteria taking so long to be part of microbiome-targeting therapies?

I should probably stop wishing and keep studying. Somebody will eventually research the above after all, but no one can do my exam for me!