“Herman Melville, the author of Moby-Dick, largely withdrew from public life for thirty years. “All profound things,” he wrote, “are preceded and… — Michael Finkel Books Copy Share Image
In my writing, I try to combine all my favorite elements of journalism - accuracy, real characters that exist on this planet… — Michael Finkel Books Copy Share Image
“If you have low levels of the pituitary peptide oxytocin—sometimes called the master chemical of sociability—and high quantities of the hormone vasopressin,… — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
“When he hears how songs are now shared and downloaded, Knight is equally unimpressed. "You're using your computers, your thousand-dollar machines, to… — Michael Finkel Computers Copy Share Image
“Language and hearing are seated in the cerebral cortex, the folded gray matter that covers the first couple of millimeters of the… — Michael Finkel Access Copy Share Image
“Asperger felt that autistic people could have beneficial talents, especially what he called a “particular originality of thought” that was often beautiful… — Michael Finkel Creativity Copy Share Image
“It's possible that Knight believed he was one of the few sane people left. He was confounded by the idea that passing… — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
