
News|Articles|April 22, 2026
Funny Bone Cartoon: The best time machine destination
Author(s)Mitchell Batavia
Fact checked by: Todd Shryock
Key Takeaways
- Prioritizing the near future maximizes actionable intelligence while limiting butterfly-effect risk compared with high-stakes historical inflection points.
- Choosing periods with dense documentation enables cross-validation of observations and reduces reliance on memory, artifacts, or unverifiable anecdotes.
If you had a time machine, where would you go to practice medicine?
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