A simple neural network was described on paper and then modeled using electrical circuits in 1943 by the neurophysiologist Warren McCulloch and the mathematician Walter Pitts. This idea was advanced through the ’50s, ’60s, and 70’s mainly as an academic pursuit until the 1980’s when the “instant physician” showed promising clinical application. This neural network […]
Top 5 Apps for Vet School
Technology can be both a blessing and a curse. But in vet school, we’ll take all we can get. In veterinary school, technology is our friend. Our dear, dear friend. It can make our difficult lives just a tad easier. Here are my 5 must-have apps to use in veterinary school: Number 1: Notability There […]
Technology in Vet Med
Over the summer, I had a tremendous experience shadowing ophthalmology surgeries. It’s really amazing and inspiring to think about some of the technology employed in medicine. To think, in little more than one hundred years, medicine has advanced from Pasteur’s culture of bacteria in nutrient broths to the present understanding of the molecular mechanisms of antibiotics. This […]