Oliver Sacks (Was: What lies deep within us?)

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From: Daniel Sleator
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 17:18

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I've been skeptical of Oliver Sacks ever since reading "the man who
mistook his wife for a hat".  It contains a story about a pair of
twins in an institution who played a game in which they took turns
naming ever-growing prime numbers.  Sacks neglected to report the
actual numbers, along with numerous other details, and I don't believe
the story.

It appears that Sacks takes liberties to make the stories more
interesting or ironic.  This makes his books more fun to read, but
useless for scientific interpretation.

                             D. Sleator

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