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Brain Teasers
By Charles McGrath
The New York Times, 2008-07-27
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The neurocurmudgeons have tried to make you aware of the steady emergence of a literary genre. Charles McGrath's mega-review is a big help in the cause since he has gathered several books into one pot. The basic ingredients of books in this new genre are a hash much of what is known from behavioral, social, and psychological research - tossed with a dash of evolutionary just so stories - and seasoned with some trendy pop culture. The final recipe for success however depends on calling the authors neuroscientists regardless of their expertise and getting the word "brain" into the title. The neuro-public deserves better We are glad our mantra of "we are our brains and our brains are us" is seeping into the NYT. Hopefully the see will reach the brain-science writers. We are also a trifle jealous at the 'writer at large' job-title. But, in the spirit of one good meme deserves another, we will henceforth be known as the neurocurmudgeons at large.
Brain Teasers
By Charles McGrath, The New York Times, 2008-07-27
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/education/edlife/27books.html
