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...addition to the fact that it’s been exploited as an gimmick (“My sense is that [hypnosis shows] trivialize what’s really interesting, and also leads many people to dismiss hypnosis as nothing but stage-show silliness,” Kosslyn says), hypnosis’ sketchy reputation stems from real academic dispute. “Different perspectives led to a difficulty in even agreeing upon a definition for hypnosis,” says William L. Thompson, one of Kosslyn’s research assistants. Some scientists believe that a hypnotic state must...
...Times’ short-sightedness on this topic makes it understandable why they could dismiss athletes so incredibly easily. Their position overlooks all the unique, positive additions that athletics bring to a college environment, such as teamwork, diligence at improvement and perseverance toward goals. (In fact, it would do many of the ambitious students at this school well to practice the same sportsmanship so many athletes use to overcome slumps, errors and heartbreaking losses...
...beginning of the interview Gould shrugs a lot. He seems almost reluctant to speak; when he does it is in brief sentences. But he is quick to dismiss his critics and just as quick to praise his supporters and collaborators. When I read him part of Mark Ridley’s New York Times review of The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, Gould calls Ridley “one of my enemies” and scoffs at his comment that the book is too wordy. Two days later Gould paid generous tribute to Ernst Mayr, a forefather of the theory...
This spring, Crockett is quick to dismiss any concerns over his elbow...
...could chalk up my experience to the ravings of a lunatic; you could dismiss me as weak-willed or yellow-bellied. But I think that my irrational, obsessive fear of flying is intimately related to the qualities that got me into Harvard. My ability to concentrate, my independence, my highly-trained skepticism all contributed to an obsessive fear that got out of hand. Once the seeds of doubt were sowed, my mind voraciously seized on the question, analyzing every potential hazardous scenario, playing out the screaming voices in ever-more excruciating detail. The focus that is usually so helpful...