I’m a pediatrician and preventive medicine specialist with a masters in public health. Fast Company calls me The Doctor of the Future and one of The Top 10 Most Creative People in Health Care.

I have a design and consulting firm called The Future Well. We design products and services that have a positive impact on health and happiness. Read more about me here.

  • 8226: If the population of the US lived at the density of Brooklyn - not even Manhattan (which is considerably higher) - our nation’s population would fit into a New-Hampshire size footprint! aurashkhawarzad: I read about this a few days ago but I still can’t get over it. The worlds that come to mind after viewing this are silver-bullet and panacea. Nature will revive itself, but only if we give it room to breathe. Living in a densely populated area - such as Brooklyn, not even Manhattan - is what nature needs from us. Ask not what the environment can do for you, but what you can do for the environment. Thanks blog.cartophilia.com. 

    8226:

    If the population of the US lived at the density of Brooklyn - not even Manhattan (which is considerably higher) - our nation’s population would fit into a New-Hampshire size footprint!

    aurashkhawarzad:

    I read about this a few days ago but I still can’t get over it. The worlds that come to mind after viewing this are silver-bullet and panacea. Nature will revive itself, but only if we give it room to breathe. Living in a densely populated area - such as Brooklyn, not even Manhattan - is what nature needs from us. Ask not what the environment can do for you, but what you can do for the environment. Thanks blog.cartophilia.com. 

    166 notes    /   Comments    /   Reblogged 5 months ago from 8226
    1. everybodybutus liked this
    2. everybodybutus reblogged this from geekpocalypsenow and added:
      Holy shit we are so amazingly wasteful… we can all live in New Hampshire? Thank God we are cutting down every tree in...
    3. geekpocalypsenow reblogged this from kevindavidcrowe and added:
      This is amazing to think about. And to think that people think that we’re running out of space. kevindavidcrowe:
    4. windowshopforlove reblogged this from simpleagent
    5. baltiamore liked this
    6. awesomestman reblogged this from aurashkhawarzad and added:
      It would be cool except...your neighbors were loud
    7. joga-luce reblogged this from underpaidgenius
    8. uptowngirl reblogged this from aurashkhawarzad
    9. uptowngirl liked this
    10. classicart liked this
    11. bkoch reblogged this from kevindavidcrowe
    12. pumpernickletickles liked this
    13. davidchoi reblogged this from keepyourselfwarm
    14. canned liked this
    15. artmusicfilmwhatever liked this
    16. thinkkatethink reblogged this from keepyourselfwarm
    17. keepyourselfwarm reblogged this from kevindavidcrowe
    18. kgsullivan liked this
    19. martacrowe reblogged this from kevindavidcrowe
    20. emccutchan liked this
    21. bibinou liked this
    22. letmeslipitin reblogged this from kevindavidcrowe
    23. heybecky reblogged this from kevindavidcrowe
    24. robmizell reblogged this from kevindavidcrowe
    25. kevindavidcrowe reblogged this from jaredgeller
    26. leekc reblogged this from 60gritbeard
    27. supernovasidra liked this
    28. micahtcollins reblogged this from 60gritbeard and added:
      It’s funny what some people take away from a graphic like this. I look at it and think, what a socio-economic and...
    29. manwithhat reblogged this from rhapsodyingreen
    30. yukalele liked this
    31. themadeshop liked this
    32. melski liked this
    33. rhapsodyingreen reblogged this from jaredgeller
    34. colinkloecker liked this
    35. efrazi liked this
    36. moonmoth liked this
    37. jaredgeller reblogged this from 60gritbeard and added:
    38. 60gritbeard reblogged this from clarajoy
    39. clarajoy reblogged this from 8226
    40. losthoughts reblogged this from cherylpalting
    41. promethea reblogged this from hiroic and added:
      can we choose our neighbors? cause that’d be a lot of neighbors to have. my current neighbors play michael jackson until...
    42. realbig reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
      Density Real Big
    43. myownmelt reblogged this from 8226
    44. dancramer reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd
    45. howardtharp liked this
    46. vistarmonei liked this
    47. behindthelevee reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
      8226:aurashkhawarzad: This is extremely exciting but does not seem so feasible. (Obviously I know it’s not reality.) I’m...
    48. therestlessexploration liked this
    49. hesahusky liked this
    50. gilichu reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd
    51. Show more notesLoading...