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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:
This story ran in the Chicago Tribune today about H.M.
http://tinyurl.com/lc9v4kb
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