This scientist seems to be using this Just So Story for self-promotion, and he has done so for years.[1][2]
He has also attempted to profit personally.[3]
He seems to have the expertise to know that this story is flimsy, and not well-founded in science. Using an unvalidated method in this way could be considered unethical itself. [4]
Dr. Fallon's record of behavior might suggest a pattern of anti-social behavior. His job as a tenured UC professor is, in part, to educate the public. Instead he seems to give us sci-fi.
Of course, I'm just being totally silly, and so is he (not sure about all the writers he has duped over the years.)
He has also attempted to profit personally.[3]
He seems to have the expertise to know that this story is flimsy, and not well-founded in science. Using an unvalidated method in this way could be considered unethical itself. [4]
Dr. Fallon's record of behavior might suggest a pattern of anti-social behavior. His job as a tenured UC professor is, in part, to educate the public. Instead he seems to give us sci-fi.
Of course, I'm just being totally silly, and so is he (not sure about all the writers he has duped over the years.)
[1] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1278889...
[2] http://www.ted.com/talks/jim_fallon_exploring_the_mind_of_a_...
[3] http://www.amazon.com/The-Psychopath-Inside-Neuroscientists-...
[4] http://neurocritic.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-ethics-of-public...