Another thing to remember: globally, Lipitor will remain a big drug, and if Read can slow its descent that will have a bigger impact than any research-based news he can deliver.
This thought of him as a patient and curious voyager forced my hand, to delve deep, to read the plaques, to slow down and just gaze at the blinding white stone columns.
The neuroscience of literacy suggests that, sometimes, the best way to make sense of a difficult text is to read it in a difficult format, to force our brain to slow down and process each word.