What If We Don't Fix Our Climate?
The Chinese translation of my award winning sci-fi novel, "Thirsty Planet," is progressing. Very slowly, I think, but it is progressing....
What's the Relationship Between Alzheimer's and Other Dementias?
In 1906, Dr. Alois Alzheimer presented a key paper to the meeting of the South West German Society of Alienists. In it he described the...
Does Earth Really Need Human Beings?
THE INDIFFERENT EARTH Guess what! Earth doesn't really care about our heated controversies. Global warming? Ho hum! Nuclear holocaust?...
What's the Future of Nursing in an Aging America?*
(*Originally published in July 2015 in Robert Tell's other blog: "The Caregiver Chronicles.") The changing demgraphics of America's...
How Do I Get Ideas For My Novels?
All authors are asked this question. Here's my answer. I look for interesting real events in history, the news, or current issues. For...
Detroit Riot, 1967--The View from Sinai Hospital
It's hard to believe but it will soon be the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Detroit Riot. I was the hospital administrator on duty at Sinai...
Is the Acura TLX a Self-driving Car?
I originally posted this article on January 21, 2015 on the blog: The Caregiver Chronicles. I can now honestly say that the technology...
Was Edgar Allen Poe Right About These Staten Island Ax Murders?
What follows is excerpted from an editorial written by Edgar Allen Poe on June 18, 1844, as part of his "Doings of Gotham -...
How to Care For a Loved One After Hip Surgery
*Originally published as a guest post on October 22, 2013, in Robert Tell's other blog: "The Caregiver Chronicles." Caregivers play an...
How To Play Roller Hockey, Circa 1949?
Way back in ancient history, at a time when kids had more street playtime and less structured activity, "Roller Hockey" was what many of...
