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'''Jonah Lehrer''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2003|03]] is a bestselling author and a [[Rhodes Scholar]]. After graduation, he spent two years supplementing his neuroscience major with studies in literature and theology at [[Oxford]]. His first book, ''Proust Was a Neuroscientist'', looks at scientific thought foreseen by artists and writers. Lehrer has also worked as a chef at several highly-rated restaurants. He currently writes for ''Seed'' magazine and lives in Concord, New Hampshire.  
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'''Jonah Lehrer''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2003|03]] is a scandal-plagued author. As a Columbia student, Lehrer worked in Nobel winner [[Eric Kandel]]'s lab and was editor of the ''[[Columbia Review]]'' for two years. After graduation, he spent two years supplementing his neuroscience major with studies in literature and theology at [[Oxford]] as a [[Rhodes Scholar]]. His first book, ''Proust Was a Neuroscientist'', looked at scientific thought foreseen by artists and writers.  
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In [[2012]], Lehrer's promising career came to an abrupt halt when it was revealed he had fabricated quotes and plagiarized passages in his books and articles.
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In an interview with ''[[The Blue and White]]'', [[Leon Wieseltier]] referred to Lehrer as "that awful man, Jonah Lehrer"<ref>http://theblueandwhite.org/feb13.pdf</ref>.
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Latest revision as of 22:21, 4 June 2013

See also Wikipedia's article about "Jonah Lehrer".

Jonah Lehrer CC '03 is a scandal-plagued author. As a Columbia student, Lehrer worked in Nobel winner Eric Kandel's lab and was editor of the Columbia Review for two years. After graduation, he spent two years supplementing his neuroscience major with studies in literature and theology at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. His first book, Proust Was a Neuroscientist, looked at scientific thought foreseen by artists and writers.

In 2012, Lehrer's promising career came to an abrupt halt when it was revealed he had fabricated quotes and plagiarized passages in his books and articles.

In an interview with The Blue and White, Leon Wieseltier referred to Lehrer as "that awful man, Jonah Lehrer"[1].

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