For what it’s worth, this is an excerpt from a book, not a piece by a journalist say, summarizing someone’s study. The author (Toomey) is Professor of English

For what it’s worth, this is an excerpt from a book, not a piece by a journalist say, summarizing someone’s study. The author (Toomey) is Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he teaches courses in writing and in the history of science.