Word: forgetable
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...record, why are so few of Venter's fellow scientists trumpeting his success? Or talking him up for a Nobel Prize? Why, in fact, is this cherubic-looking, blue-eyed ex-surfer hated by so many colleagues, who have called him everything from a greedy megalomaniac to a Hitler? Forget about easy explanations, such as his outsize ego (yes, one of the samples he is analyzing is rumored to contain his own DNA) or his penchant for doing science by press release (yes, he keeps his door open to reporters) or his tendency to do not science but, as pioneer...
...does seem that as we age we forget more easily, but this is mainly the result of other factors that people interpret as part of the aging process. Older adults might not be so concerned about the decline in their mental faculties if it were not for a commonly held stereotype that their mental acuity deteriorates as they grow older. The elderly suffer many losses, such as deaths of a spouse and friends. The resulting sadness often causes forgetfulness that is wrongly perceived by society as dementia. JAMAL I. BITTAR Toledo, Ohio...
...have a memory problem. I have an information-overload problem. Information flows from the Internet, the telephone, the fax, the TV, movies and books. But the cure is cheap and simple: Remember what's important, and forget the rest. JUDY HORAN Omaha...
When you are young and forget something, you need to pay more attention. When you are middle-aged and forget, you are absentminded. When you are over 60, you've got Alzheimer's. It's all the same thing. So why worry? FRED G. THOMPSON Ottawa...
...those who believe Miranda has come to represent little more than a legal loophole for criminals lucky enough to be questioned by cops who forget to read them their rights, the Justices' decision is a serious blow. Miranda advocates, including many defense lawyers, are thrilled - with good reason. After such a resounding Supreme Court ruling, it's unlikely there will be any serious threats to Miranda in the near future. A case may eventually come along, Rehnquist wrote in his opinion, that will merit a total overhaul of the Miranda system. Such a case, he added, has yet to materialize...