Acknowledgments

Throughout my career as a research scientist and teacher of graduate students, I was unaware of most of the material in this book. I could have done a better job in the lab and the classroom if Id known more.

I thank my friends and colleagues whose many thoughtful comments on drafts of these chapters markedly improved the book. That it is not better is entirely my responsibility. In particular, I thank Iris Lindberg, whose detailed and carefully considered criticisms helped make many chapters more readable and informa­tive than they had been. Discussions with Tom Abrams provided much of the in­spiration to undertake the project in the first place, and I am very grateful to him, Asaf Keller, Bruce Krueger, and Paul Shepard for critical comments on several chapters. I thank graduate students Jon Van Ryzin and Sarah Ransom Metzbower for their unique perspectives. Mordy Blaustein, Justine Forrester, Joe Kao, Peg McCarthy, Frank Margolis, Brian Polster, and Scott Thompson read and provided feedback on some of the dreadful early drafts; I'm glad we're still friends. I bene­fited greatly from interesting discussions with Tom Abrams, Mordy Blaustein, Soren Bentzen, Tom Blanpied, Joe Kao, Asaf Keller, Bruce Krueger, Brian Polster, Paul Shepard, and Scott Thompson. I thank Bill Hilgartner, Justine Forrester, and Bill Forrester for allowing me access to pre-college textbooks. The folks at the Writing Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, offered supportive tips, and Jocelyn Broadwick provided excellent initial editorial input. David Linden gave encouragement and advice on practical matters related to book publishing.

I thank my editor at Oxford, Joan Bossert, for supporting my early efforts as well as the anonymous reviewers whose insightful reading and suggestions were enormously helpful. Special thanks are due to Gerd Gigerenzer for his valuable recommendations and suggestions throughout the project.