Re: [tips] H.M. Book Reviewed in the NY Times

2016-09-03 Thread Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D.
On Sep 2, 2016, at 1:00 PM, Mike Palij wrote: > >> [I wrote:] By the way, a science journalist named Philip Hilts wrote a >> book about Molaison back in 1996 >> He also reported for the first time that H.M.'s first name was >> 'Henry'. I haven't read the book since it first

Re: [tips] H.M. Book Reviewed in the NY Times

2016-09-02 Thread Mike Palij
On Fri, 02 Sep 2016 09:09:29 -0700, Jeffry Ricker wrote: On Sep 1, 2016, at 7:29 PM, Stuart Vyse wrote: As far as the book is concerned, I strongly recommend it. It is very well written.Yes, he should have footnoted. The book is a blend of memoir and serious biography. In many cases, the

Re: [tips] H.M. Book Reviewed in the NY Times

2016-09-02 Thread Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D.
On Sep 1, 2016, at 7:29 PM, Stuart Vyse wrote: > As far as the book is concerned, I strongly recommend it. It is very well > written…. Yes, he should have footnoted. The book is a blend of memoir and > serious biography. In many cases, the source is obvious because he

Re: [tips] H.M. Book Reviewed in the NY Times

2016-09-02 Thread Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D.
On Sep 1, 2016, at 2:21 PM, Claudia Stanny wrote: > My first concern about the book was based on the assertion that the > additional damage to H.M.'s brain was covered up. I clearly remembered the > reports immediately following the Brain Observatory work, which reported this

Re:[tips] H.M. Book Reviewed in the NY Times

2016-09-01 Thread Stuart Vyse
Sorry. Trying again. I've read the book itself, as well as several reviews and various documents about the controversy. All in preparation for writing a short piece for Skeptical Inquirer about the controversy spurred by the publication of an excerpt in the NY Times. As far as the book is

[tips] H.M. Book Reviewed in the NY Times

2016-09-01 Thread Stuart Vyse
I've read the book itself, as well as several reviews and various documents about the controversy. All in preparation for writing a short piece for Skeptical Inquirer about the controversy spurred by the publication of an excerpt in the NY Times. As far as the book is concerned, I strongly

Re: [tips] H.M. Book Reviewed in the NY Times

2016-09-01 Thread Claudia Stanny
I've been reading the reviews with much interest. As a cognitive psychologist, I have followed the many publications based on H.M. over the years (and stayed up half the night to watch the live streaming of the sectioning for the Brain Observatory analysis). My first concern about the book was

Re: [tips] H.M. Book Reviewed in the NY Times

2016-09-01 Thread Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D.
On Aug 31, 2016, at 6:20 AM, Mike Palij wrote: > One of the surprising statement that Mnookin makes is that > Dittrich does not provide notes or references for points made > in the books (as well as some factual errors). I had read a few articles about the book,and had planned to

[tips] H.M. Book Reviewed in the NY Times

2016-08-31 Thread Mike Palij
Although some of the story in Luke Dittrich's book "Patient H.M." has been presented here, a formal review by Seth Mnookin, director of MIT's grad program in science writing, finally appears. Here is the link to the review:

[tips] H.M.

2014-01-29 Thread Jim Matiya
This story ran in the Chicago Tribune today about H.M. http://tinyurl.com/lc9v4kb Jim Matiya Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life