tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258082.post4733658256803565759..comments2024-01-12T08:44:54.145+00:00Comments on While looking for something else...: Items to share: 16 JuneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258082.post-45759979850109882962012-06-16T23:28:14.818+01:002012-06-16T23:28:14.818+01:00Thanks, Jim.
Yes, I'm aware that Lehrer is ge...Thanks, Jim.<br /><br />Yes, I'm aware that Lehrer is getting stick from several quarters, and the more I have read around in the field, the more careful I am. <br /><br />This time he is pointing to Kahneman, who is an easy read but also quite a challenge--I'm also for constructive teasers.<br /><br />I haven't yet read Lehrer on creativity (that's your field!), but Pool's review is viciously snarky. Whether or not Lehrer deserves it, I don't know.<br /><br />I've just finished "Proust was a Neuroscientist" (2007 US; 2012 UK) which is reassuring on his research base.James Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12253521286404575829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258082.post-79213983917120663042012-06-16T21:31:34.500+01:002012-06-16T21:31:34.500+01:00In relation to Lehrer’s post, the following is ver...In relation to Lehrer’s post, the following is very good too:<br />http://bigthink.com/against-the-new-taboo/the-dangers-of-being-smart<br /><br />And on the subject of Lehrer, I don’t know if you’ve read this but it’s an excellent exemplar of a withering review by Steve Pool in the Guardian:<br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/apr/19/imagine-creativity-jonah-lehrer-reviewJim Hamlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16488331333061422244noreply@blogger.com