NOTE: I'm going to take it easy on the gratuitous nastiness. I hope that satisfies some people.
Apparently Scott and Sally have worked on a book that has just come out; it is available on Amazon and you can read the glowing comments about here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0465018777/?tag=saloncom08-20 I became aware of the book because of an article that is excerpted from the book and available on the Salon website: http://www.salon.com/2013/06/08/pop_neuroscience_is_bunk/singleton/ The material in the Salon article has been discussed to some extent on Tips, that is, the problem of neuroscience appearing to be more of a science than other areas of psychology as well as some of the exaggerated claims that some have made about what neuroscience can do. I'm sure that some Tipsters will find it enjoyable. I know that some Tipsters are supportive of Sally Satel while others are not because she has expressed some views that some might have difficulty with, such as: |Dr. Satel, for example, opposes the need for medical ethicists, is a |proponent of the legalized sale of donated organs, and is one whose |views about medicine, research, and public health have earned her |the sobriquet of "right wing pundit." For example, she has long maintained |that "incorporating social justice into the mission of medicine diverts |attention and resources from the effort to prevent and combat disease |for everyone." http://primr.blogspot.com/2009/08/who-is-sally-satel-and-why-is-she.html Well, I guess everyone is entitled to their opinion. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=25969 or send a blank email to leave-25969-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
