<story><title>My Apology</title><url>http://www.jonahlehrer.com/2013/02/my-apology/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>chasing</author><text>Non-fiction writing is entirely built upon trust. I have to trust that the author is attempting to tell the truth because I don&apos;t have the resources to fact-check every little thing.&lt;p&gt;Jonah Lehrer violated this trust. Big time. He has shown himself to be someone who lies and manipulates. And I think this is a cynical manipulation in an attempt to restore his career. (He should donate that $20k to some charity, btw.)&lt;p&gt;But he has forever lost my trust. There are too many other good writers and good books out there -- there will never be a reason for me to pick up a Jonah Lehrer book or pay attention to his words. Sorry.&lt;p&gt;Let&apos;s find some less well-known thinkers who deserve our attention and leave this guy out of the public conversation.</text></comment>
<story><title>My Apology</title><url>http://www.jonahlehrer.com/2013/02/my-apology/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>mashmac2</author><text>Slate&apos;s take on this article is particularly interesting and has one strong perspective about Lehrer - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/02/jonah_lehrer_apology_standard_operating_procedures_can_t_fix_arrogance_and.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/201...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;(not a positive viewpoint)</text></comment>