Alan Jette

@ajette1

Editor in Chief. PTJ (Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal). Professor and Dean Emeritus, Boston University’s Sargent College.

Boston, Massachusetts sph.bu.edu/index.php?opti… Joined May 2012

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Alan Jette @ajette1 May 18, 2023

"God distributed brains equally around the planet. What he didn't distribute equally was which countries would most welcome the highest-energy, highest-intellect immigrants. It has long been our singular competitive advantage that we were No. 1 in this category."Tom Friedman, NYT

Alan Jette @ajette1 Apr 18, 2023

I'm asking those who love the outdoors to post a picture. A picture that YOU took. Just a pic. No description. The goal is to regain peace and harmony without negativity. Please copy the text, put a picture on YOUR page, and let's look at these beautiful pictures. Here's mine.

Alan Jette @ajette1 Apr 17, 2023

A look back at how Boston responded to the Marathon bombings on its 10th anniversary. epaper.bostonglobe.com/infinity/artic… -

Alan Jette @ajette1 Apr 14, 2023

A step in the right direction. epaper.bostonglobe.com/infinity/artic… - New faculty-led organization at Harvard will defend academic freedom

Alan Jette @ajette1 Apr 2, 2023

These are very disturbing data and should be a wake-up call for Americans.

John Burn-Murdoch Verified account @jburnmurdoch Mar 31, 2023

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got.

My column: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/75e5e3d…

And some utterly damning charts.

1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.

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