Charlie Rose with Allan Sloan; David Faber, Floyd Norris & Stephen Shepard; Michael Novacek, Bernard Wood, Ian Tattersall, Sharon Begley & Daniel Lieberman (July 16, 2002)
Crooked Timber (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
In this Newsweek piece, Sharon Begley suggests that a failure of the Copenhagen climate talks may not be such a bad thing, but hastens to add Seeing the failure of Copenhagen as something short of Armageddon is not contrarianism for contrarianism’s sake. It’s good to see that reflexive contrarianism is falling into disrepute. Maybe one day we’ll [...]
The National Scene (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... doubt that environmentalism is a religion to the political left. Even Newsweek’s science editor Sharon Begley had described Gore as an “Eco-Prophet.” An Eco- Profit is more like it. It’s unfortunate that a man who peddles politicized science for his personal gain bamboozles so many people. Humorously, Gore’s new book is released at the same time as the growing ClimateGate scandal...
Eclecticity (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... might just get employees to come up with that killer brand extension. Interesting article by Sharon Begley here .
seeking spirit (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
An Evolutionary Edge How grandmas may play favorites. Sharon Begley Published Nov 12, 2009 From the magazine issue dated Nov 23, 2009 Email the Author More by the Author The question is asked in every language, in every era: “So, dear, when will you give me grandchildren'” Darwin would approve. At least he would if the “grandma hypothesis” is right. According to...
elzr (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... going on at the same time. The only difference was what they were trained to pay attention to. [Sharon Begley comments in Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain :] ” Experience coupled with attention leads to physical changes in the structure and future functioning of the nervous system ... moment by moment we choose and sculpt how our ever-changing minds will work, we choose who...
New Haven Independent (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Many people in the U.S. are incapable of rational thought. That makes the explanatory job of science journalists all but impossible. So Newsweek Senor Editor Sharon Begley said during an appearance at Yale.
Midknight Review (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
By Tim Graham ( Bio | Archive ) November 10, 2009 - 06:58 ET Permit a late word or two on Newsweek’s thoroughly in-the-tank cover story for Al Gore. Sharon Begley oozed about Gore’s favorite quote in his book – but never seems to note that Gore’s "philosopher" expert is a Marxist. It comes near the very end of the piece : His favorite quote in [his new...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Permit a late word or two on Newsweek’s thoroughly in-the-tank cover story for Al Gore. Sharon Begley oozed about Gore’s favorite quote in his book – but never seems to note that Gore’s "philosopher" expert is a Marxist. It comes near the very end of the piece : His favorite quote in [his new book] Our Choice is from the philosopher Theodor Adorno (1903–1969):...
Beyond Meds (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Continuing with what is becoming a series on brain neuroplasticity and what it means for those of us who have been told we can never recover. I suggest that proclamation is hogwash! Taken from the Dalai Lama’s website for educational purposes: (Sharon Begley, Wall Street Journal) Dalai Lama helps scientists show the power of the mind to [...]
Mindfulness & Psychotherapy (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Sharon Begley, science editor for Newsweek and author of The Plastic Mind: New science reveals our extraordinary potential to transform ourselves, just wrote an interesting article titled The Upside of Depression. In this article she reviews some recent research that basically flies in the face of the “Happiness” surge and says that depression is actually adaptive. [...]
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Why we're depressed? Maybe "it's an adaptation - not a malfunction." But Nature doesn't care if you make it to work on time: Interesting item in Newsweek: Sharon Begley discusses new findings... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Furious Seasons (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A column in Newsweek, penned by science editor Sharon Begley, argues for an upside to depression, driven by evolutionary psychology considerations and what she considers evidence of the all-powerful 5HT1A receptor. "Human brains are not the only ones with the...
PA Pundits (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
By Noel Sheppard “Al Gore’s views on climate change are advancing as rapidly as the phenomenon itself.” Such was Newsweek science editor Sharon Begley’s sub-headline of her proselytizing piece “The Evolution Of An Eco-Prophet.” Fortunately for the Goracle’s loyal followers, Begley didn’t ask him how the planet could possibly have...
World of Psychology (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... not. To really dance, you … Exploring the Upside of Depression (Mindfulness and Psychotherapy) - Sharon Begley, science editor for Newsweek and author of The Plastic Mind: New science reveals our extraordinary potential to transform ourselves, just wrote an interesting article titled The Upside of Depression. In this article she reviews some recent research that basically flies in...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
" Al Gore's views on climate change are advancing as rapidly as the phenomenon itself ." Such was Newsweek science editor Sharon Begley's sub-headline of her proselytizing piece " The Evolution Of An Eco-Prophet ." Fortunately for the Goracle's loyal followers, Begley didn't ask him how the planet could possibly have cooled the past eleven years despite his...
