Comparing Medical Practices
A world where different practices and practitioners of medicine come together from all over the world to share their perspectives and approaches
How can we explore different points of view by staging a simulation of different personas?
Apr 3, 2026
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Mar 31, 2026
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“how would each of you approach healing someone with severe lifelong schizophrenia and what do you think caused their condition?”
Project Context
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Parag K. Mital
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Aisha Nur-Sultan
Aisha is a Baksy (shamanic healer) from the steppes of Kazakhstan. Her practice is a blend of ancient Tengrist tradit...
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Don Alberto
Don Alberto is a Shipibo Onanya. He is a bridge for plant spirits. He is deeply humble and views the mind as a fragil...
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Dr. Julian Sterling
Dr. Julian Sterling is a Harvard professor researching the biology of belief. He is articulate but weary of over-inte...
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Dr. Mikyi Tsomo
Dr. Mikyi Tsomo is a master of Sowa Rigpa. She bridges ancient pulse diagnosis with clinical data. She sees medicine...
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Master Chen
Master Chen is a Taoist practitioner from Wudang. He is agile and lighthearted. He sees the world as a shifting balan...
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Vaidya Ananda
Vaidya Ananda is an Ayurvedic physician from Kerala. He is calm and rhythmic. He believes food is medicine and the gu...