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Raghav Rao

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Raghav Rao is a Chicago-based writer. Born in Mumbai, he grew up in London, Los Angeles, and Southern India. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His debut novel, MISSY, is forthcoming in September 2024 with Penguin Random House (India) - Vintage Books and Hera Books (UK & Commonwealth). He enjoys bird-watching, biking, and playing squash. His newsletter on information saturation is available on substack ...more

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The Dangerous Heuristic

I will try to keep this post short. Let me open with a quote from “The People’s Hospital” by Dr. Ricardo Nuila. It’s an excellent book — interweaving remarkable patient stories with Dr. Nuila’s own journey and with a thoughtful, considered analysis of the healthcare system. Published in 2023, I think it will be considered timeless like “The House of God” by Samuel Shem and other such books because

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