tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post1647130360034251417..comments2024-01-18T00:34:37.268-08:00Comments on Incorrect Pleasures: Lili's question for the dayLili Marlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303890038396510279noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post-54237676347681034452016-04-23T10:27:20.944-07:002016-04-23T10:27:20.944-07:00I've got one question about this new book, and...I've got one question about this new book, and I think you can guess what it is. Lili Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303890038396510279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post-73297255409226789162016-04-21T14:31:18.497-07:002016-04-21T14:31:18.497-07:00Good luck with your studies!
Incidentally, K Ande...Good luck with your studies!<br /><br />Incidentally, K Anders Ericsson has just published a new book "Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise"; I got my copy today. The book appears to have quite a bit on savants and prodigies (including Mozart), arguing that their abilities can be explained by deliberate practice. I'm looking forward to reading it.<br /><br />TomasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post-60975015901541203932016-04-19T12:17:34.914-07:002016-04-19T12:17:34.914-07:00I find it interesting how many folks who cite Moza...I find it interesting how many folks who cite Mozart as evidence of innate genius forget to mention that he had a pop who is a notable music teacher, who taught his kids from an early age. Why didn't Mozart's sibling have the same fame? Sexism I'm guessing. Nice to see a quote from K Anders Ericsson pointing out Mozart's free access to heaps of expert musical tuition from an early age. <br /><br />Lili Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303890038396510279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post-17639490144053233452016-04-19T11:43:08.598-07:002016-04-19T11:43:08.598-07:00As usual you are way ahead of me Tomas! Free time ...As usual you are way ahead of me Tomas! Free time is also a resource in short supply in my life. I have returned to formal study, trying to get good grades while unable to take the game seriously. I hadn't realised how much publication bias is a normal and accepted part of the "science" of psychology. Lili Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303890038396510279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34851282.post-92025541614372660372016-04-14T18:11:29.318-07:002016-04-14T18:11:29.318-07:00The authors do mention savants - specifically, the...The authors do mention savants - specifically, the book mentions "an extraordinary British savant, Daniel Tammet".<br /><br />Just like the scientists who studied Tammet, Ruthsatz fails to recognise when she is studying someone who has studied memory techniques. See this post here for a starter:<br />http://mt.artofmemory.com/forums/does-natural-exceptional-memory-exist-3472.html#comment-12136<br /><br />I've read the book and a number of Dr Ruthsatz's papers, and have unearthed a number of errors in her papers and some interesting facts (such as the true identity of the "prodigy" in the book's title, a successful musician who is anonymised in the book). I will be writing more on the subject when I have some free time...<br /><br />TomasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com