Word: spuriousness
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...Scientists will continue making incremental advances, but they will never achieve their most ambitious goals, such as understanding the origin of the universe, of life and of human consciousness. Most people find this prediction hard to believe, because scientists and journalists breathlessly hype each new breakthrough, whether genuine or spurious, and ignore all the areas in which science makes little or no progress. The human mind, in particular, remains as mysterious as ever. Some prominent mind scientists, including [TIME Visions contributor] Steven Pinker, have reluctantly conceded that consciousness might be scientifically intractable. Paul, you should jump...
...Burkett's book. When they're not whining about how hard it is to be parents, she complains, they're bilking the government by claiming exemptions for child care they use for socializing, demanding preferential treatment on the job, hogging more than their fair share of employee benefits, filing spurious lawsuits for ever more privileges, coming to work late or slipping out early, and belittling the childless colleagues who cover for them. In short, Burkett's parents behave like a bunch of badly brought-up brats. Childless adults, as she represents them, are mature, sensible--and exquisitely patient. Therein lies...