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Oliver Sacks Put Himself into His Case Studies. What Was the Cost?
https://archive.ph/0MFPK https://archive.ph/0MFPK
- zerofor_conduct 10mo agohttps://archive.ph/0MFPK https://archive.ph/0MFPK
- 512 10mo agoMaybe a better source, linked in the article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/15/oliver-sacks-put-himself-into-his-case-studies-what-was-the-cost https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/15/oliver-sacks-p...
- neom 10mo agohttps://archive.ph/0MFPK https://archive.ph/0MFPK
- minitech 10mo agoWeirdly, what’s currently linked in the article is https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/16/oliver-sacks-case-studies https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/16/oliver-sacks-c..., which doesn’t exist. Unrelated(?) classiness: > In his own journals, Sacks admitted he had given his patients "powers (starting with powers of speech) which they do not have." Some details, he acknowledged, were "pure fabrications." — post > But, in his journal, Sacks wrote that “a sense of hideous criminality remains (psychologically) attached” to his work: he had given his patients “powers (starting with powers of speech) which they do not have.” Some details, he recognized, were “pure fabrications.” — New Yorker article
- tomhow 10mo agoWe’ve updated it, thanks!
- slater 10mo agoAnd also capitalize his name: sacks -> Sacks
- cafard 10mo agoCapitalize "Sacks", please.
- dang 10mo agoI wanted to put this in the second-chance pool but it's a bit too old, so I've spawned a new copy of the post and will merge the (relevant) comments there. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46318544 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46318544
- ChrisArchitect 10mo agoSecond chance? It's not like it didn't get any attention or comments first time, less than 2 weeks ago...
- dang 10mo agoIt didn't get enough.