this is holly tucker. she majored in french and political science at indiana university and went on to earn her ph.d. at the university of wisconsin madison. she is a professor of french and history of medicine at vanderbilt university. she teaches courses on history of early medicine, medicine and literature as well as other forces in early french literature and culture. i was first introduced to ollie -- this is our first time meeting -- at her blog. i have been a fan for quite a while and if you don't know about wonderful marble by encourage you to google it. it is an interesting blog. they call it community for curious minds who love history, odd stories and a good read. it started out as an area where she and her students could communicate and it has run. >> this is that type of . she knows that. i want you to know that. if you have questions feel free to interact. if you have comments i hope you will make them. her book is interesting because it is history of medicine, but it brings of current topics