The Arrow

Exploring the Connection Between Culture & Health

Podcast: The Chief Uncensored

March 3, 2026
Podcast: The Chief Uncensored
Paul Essery talks with top US medic and Doctor AI author Robin Blackstone about why AI will be your doctor going forwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2PyqA-BYLw

The Weight of Faith

November 21, 2025
The Weight of Faith
Photo by Robin Blackstone In Antigua, the faithful carry the weight of sin. With bowed shoulders they walk, swaying to relieve the burden, faces fixed on...

The Ballet of Revolution

November 21, 2025
The Ballet of Revolution
Photo by Robin Blackstone In Havana, a blind prima ballerina and a revolution once built a school that sought talent in every corner of Cuba—not privilege....

The Light Between Worlds

November 21, 2025
The Light Between Worlds
Photo by Robin Blackstone The eternal mother and her child—she holds him tightly, her face lit by flame, her mind far away. Around them, the river...

Origin Story

November 20, 2025
Origin Story
Inspiration Perhaps it is age that pulls at the edges of my mind, drawing images of my life into view. When I was turning five, our family moved to the...

National Academy of Science Engineering Medicine Roundtable on Obesity Lecture/Q&A

March 5, 2025
National Academy of Science Engineering Medicine Roundtable on Obesity Lecture/Q&A
National Academy Invited Speaker - Roundtable on Obesity During this talk I argued that the crisis of obesity is not a failure of personal responsibility but of public trust and...

Surgery Obesity Related Disease

September 1, 2012
Surgery Obesity Related Disease
At the time this article was written, "remission" and "type 2 diabetes" rarely, if ever appeared in the same article or sentence. There was no definition as once a person...