A Man in Full

2/24/14. Tom Wolfe talks about his life.


http://spectator.org/print/57157

Capitalism for the Masses

2/23/2014. David Brooks on Arthur Brooks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/21/opinion/brooks-capitalism-for-the-masses.html?ref=davidbrooks

The Myth of 'Settled Science'

2/23/2014. 'Settled science' becomes accepted religion.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-the-myth-of-settled-science/2014/02/20/c1f8d994-9a75-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html?tid=pm_pop

Are Schools Asking to Drug Kids for Better Test Scores?

2/23/2014. Medication to treat ADHD does not act as a mental steroid. If you don't need glasses, stronger glasses won't make you see better.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304275304579392932032900744?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304275304579392932032900744.html

Wicked, Wicked Heroin

2/21/14. Psychiatrist Theodore Darlrymple.


http://www.city-journal.org/2014/eon0221td.html

Interview with Sally Satel, M.D.

2/20/14. Dr. Satel talks on a wide variety of important topics. Yes, some mental health professionals make a difference.


http://www.aei.org/article/society-and-culture/thebestschools-interview-dr-sally-satel/

The Most Influential Psychologist in the World

2/19/14. Daniel Kahneman.


http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/16/daniel-kahneman-thinking-fast-and-slow-tributes

What Social Science Does - and Does Not Know

2/19/14. We know lots of stuff that ain't so.


http://www.city-journal.org/2010/20_3_social-science.html

Climate Prophets and Profiteers

2/18/14. Follow the money.




http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304675504579389492229581738?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304675504579389492229581738.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_Opinion_LEADTop

Have your opinions regarding human nature changed over the years?

2/17/14.


Yes. My current view is that human nature is deeply woven with contradictions, conflicts, and discontents. Genetics and environments are equally important contributions to understanding human nature. The proper use of reason is to recognize reason's limitations. Reason is the "rider" holding the reins on the "elephant" of unconscious desires and values. Understanding human nature springs from the mystery of the generation of consciousness, the basic experience of humans on which our social and personal relationships rest. We do not understand how consciousness is produced, nor do we understand its full potential. There is little science that applies to our understanding of human nature. So our understanding of human nature takes the form of stories, religions, ideologies, and beliefs.


Steven J. Ceresnie, Ph.D.

Are Humans Monogamous By Nature?

2/15/14. Robert Sapolsky -

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304104504579374872476645630?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304104504579374872476645630.html

Dale Carnegie

2/15/14. How to win friends and influence people




http://www.city-journal.org/2014/bc0214lv.html

The Dark Side of the War on "the One Percent"

2/14/14. Ignore history at your own risk.


http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303942404579360632011640384

Sid Caesar RIP

2/14/14. A comedians comedian.


In one guise, as the extremely far-out jazz saxophonist Progress Hornsby, he explained that his new record was in a special kind of hi-fi:  "This is the highest they've ever fied. If they fi any higher than this, they're gonna foo!


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/arts/television/sid-caesar-comic-who-blazed-tv-trail-dies-at-91.html?hpw&rref=obituaries

Closing Psychiatric Hospitals in New York

2/14/14. Increasing the homeless population, and more.


http://www.city-journal.org/2014/eon0213dj.html

Medication: The smart-pill oversell

2/13/14. The war on treatment for ADHD continues. After 50 years of intensive study, some claim we are finding out that medication for ADHD is not effective.



To believe that medication for ADHD cures all ills is unrealistic.


Medication adjusts a patient's steering wheel and brakes, and cleans off her windshield (I am from Motown). Medication does not instill purpose, meaning, or values to determine where the patient wants to drive to, or even whether she wants to get into the car.


Treating ADHD is never as simple as just giving somebody medicine.






http://www.nature.com/polopoly_fs/1.14701!/menu/main/topColumns/topLeftColumn/pdf/506146a.pdf

On Woody Allen and Echoes from the Past

2/10/14. WSJ writer Dorothy Rabinowitz draws on her extensive knowledge about false accusations of child sexual abuse and applies this knowledge to Woody Allen.




http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304104504579372971308988130-lMyQjAxMTA0MDEwMDExNDAyWj

Americans are Addicted to Advice

2/8/14. The good thing about advice is that nobody takes it.




http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304181204579364851559120522?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_6&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304181204579364851559120522.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_6

Woody Allen: Of Course I Didn't Molest Dylan

2/8/14. Always two sides to every story.


http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2014/02/08/of_course_i_didn039t_molest_dylan_325347.html

Marijuana: Reefer Madness or Legimate Concerns?

2/6/14. Oncologist Jerome Groopman weighs in on the highs and lows of making marijuana legal.




http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/feb/20/marijuana-high-and-low/?insrc=hpma