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Sharon Begley

May 05, 2024

Sharon Begley (June 14, 1956 – January 16, 2021) was an American journalist who was the senior science writer for Stat, a publication from The Boston Globe that covers stories related to the life sciences.[1][2][3] She regularly contributed articles to the Yale Scientific Magazine while at University.[4] She published recurring columns and feature articles in several mainstream publications on a wide variety of scientific topics.[5][6] Begley was also an author[7][8][9] and spoke at professional and community organizations. Her topics included the neuroplasticity of the brain, issues affecting science journalism, and education.[10][11] She appeared on radio and television to discuss topics covered in her articles and books.[12][13][14] Begley attracted both praise and criticism as a writer.[15][16][17][18]

Sharon Begley
Sharon Begley speaking at The Amaz!ng Meeting in 2008
Born(1956-06-14)June 14, 1956
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJanuary 16, 2021(2021-01-16) (aged 64)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationYale University (BA)
Occupation(s)Columnist, journalist, author
EmployerThe Boston Globe
Known forWriting about science, technology, and medicine
Notable workTrain Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves (2007)
SpouseNed Groth
ChildrenSarah Begley, Dan Begley-Groth
Websitewww.sharonlbegley.com

Early life edit

Begley was born Sharon Lynn Begley, on June 14, 1956, in Englewood, New Jersey, to Shirley (née Wintner) and John J. Begley Jr. Her father was a stockbroker while her mother was a homemaker.[19] She grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey, where she graduated from high school as a valedictorian.[19] She graduated from Yale University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in combined sciences.[20]

Career edit

Begley started her career as a journalist during her undergraduate studies, where she was a contributing reporter for Yale Scientific Magazine.[4] She began work with Newsweek upon graduation in 1977,[21] and by October 1984 she had already been named as a recipient of The Newspaper Guild of New York's Page One Award in the category of science reporting in magazines for the Newsweek article "How the Brain Works".[22]

Begley's tenure with Newsweek established her as a well-known science communicator.[15][23] She received accolades from the Religion Communicators Council for the 1998 article "Science Finds God".[24] Her 2002 article "The Mystery of Schizophrenia" received honors from the National Alliance on Mental Illness.[15][25][26] Other awards have cited her clarity of communication and the accessibility of her articles in furthering the public's understanding of science.[23][27]

In March 2002, after 25 years at Newsweek, Begley joined The Wall Street Journal to write its weekly science column called Science Journal.[28] Only three months later, "So Much for Destiny: Even Thoughts Can Turn Genes 'On' and 'Off", earned Begley a Front Page Award for Best Column/Editorial from the Newswomen's Club of New York.[15][23][29] More awards followed for her reporting on a wide variety of topics related to scientific research,[15][23][30][31] including an honorary doctorate of humane letters degree from the University of North Carolina.[5][20]

In 2007, Begley returned to writing an award-winning science column at Newsweek.[15][32][33][34][35] In 2010 Newsweek formed an alliance with The Daily Beast,[36] and Begley's byline often appeared on this site as well.[2][37] From 2012 until 2015 she worked as senior health and science editor at Reuters.[2]

In August 2015, the first article appeared under the masthead of the Boston Globe's new science publication Stat[38] with Begley as a member of the inaugural staff.[2][39]

Books edit

 
Countryside near McLeod Ganj, a scene similar to that in the opening pages of Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain

In 2002 the book The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force, Begley and Jeffrey M. Schwartz explained the results of Schwartz's research into the origin and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.[7] Here, Schwartz explores the subject of the neuroplasticity of the brain and expands upon the idea of "brain lock", a term he introduced in his 1997 book Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior.[40]

Featuring a foreword written by Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama and a preface by Daniel Goleman, Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves was published in 2007.[9] This book begins with a description of the visit by scientists from the Mind and Life Institute to the northern Indian town of McLeod Ganj—the home of the 14th Dalai Lama in exile. The book then explores the ability of various therapeutic treatments to change the functioning of the neural pathways of the brain and the relationship between this research and the traditional meditative practices of Buddhism.[9]

In 2012 Begley again served as a co-author, this time with Richard Davidson, for The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live — and How You Can Change Them.[8] The premise of this book is that each person has an individual "Emotional Style". Davidson uses six parameters to determine this Emotional Style: Resilience, Outlook, Social Intuition, Self-Awareness, Sensitivity to Context, and Attention.[41]

Reception edit

"Why Doctors Hate Science", published in Newsweek in 2009,[42] prompted many critical responses. David Gorski, writing under his pen name "Orac", took issue with Begley's characterization of medical practitioners as ignoring basic medical science.[17] One example used by Begley was that of women continuing to receive pap tests after having had total hysterectomies.[42] Gorski looked into this claim, and found that the subject of Begley's source for this claim was full hysterectomies and hysterectomies for benign conditions of the uterus.[17] Ongoing Pap smears are still indicated for women who have had partial hysterectomies, or who have had uterine cancer.[17] "Begley may indeed have a point that too many pap smears are still done after hysterectomy, by simplifying and mocking she completely undermined her point–not to mention showed that she doesn't understand the issues involved. Either that, or she does understand them but decided to score cheap points against physicians instead of adding three words after "hysterectomy": "for benign disease." ... At the very least, Begley should have acknowledged that her blanket statement is more than a bit over-the-top."[17] This and similar criticism from other defenders of the medical community prompted Begley to write a follow-up article entitled "Why Psychologists Reject Science", in which she referred to the previous article as one in which she was "asking, facetiously" why doctors hated science, but then went on to explain that, "The problem is even worse in psychology."[18] This prompted a fresh wave of criticism, such as that expressed by Leslie Becker-Phelps in Psychology Today when she referred to Begley's article as "alarmingly misleading".[43] Becker-Phelps stressed the intense educational requirements of the field and stated that, "the APA mandates that its member psychologists use their scientific knowledge in their clinical judgments."[43]

When Begley's article "Placebo Power" appeared in the January/February 2013 issue of the Saturday Evening Post highlighting the perceived power of the placebo effect,[44] it raised criticisms from science writers and skeptics. Skeptical blogger and science writer PZ Myers said of "Placebo Power", "She's got a tendency to go charging off into fluff and that's what's happened here."[16] Myers' objection largely rested on Begley's reliance on anecdotal evidence to bolster claims of the efficacy of placebo treatments.[16] Similar objections were raised by Steven Novella. "Those skeptics that Begley seems to dismiss have done the hard work for her and other journalists of actually reading the original research, digging down to the salient details, and teasing out the nuances that make all the difference to a proper interpretation of a complex clinical issue."[45]

Other articles by Begley have attracted criticism from the political arena.[27] The cover of the August 13, 2007, issue of Newsweek bore the large-print words: "Global Warming is a Hoax*", with the asterisk pointing to the smaller-print words: "*or so claim well-funded naysayers who still reject the overwhelming evidence of climate change."[46] Anthropogenic climate change denier Marc Morano, former communications director for Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe, referred to the article as a "one-sided editorial, masquerading as a 'news article.'"[27] This and other articles on the subject of climate change by Begley were cited in a press release by Morano as part of the reason for launching Climate Depot—a website devoted to denying the scientific evidence of anthropogenic climate change.[47] Criticism of the August 13, 2007, article also came from fellow Newsweek columnist Robert Samuelson. In a column that appeared in the next issue, Samuelson characterized the article as "'fundamentally misleading' because it focused on the 'peripheral' actions of the 'denial machine' instead of the intractability of man-made warming".[27]

Awards edit

Personal life edit

Begley married Edward Groth in 1983 and went on to have a daughter and a son. Her husband was a scientist with Consumers Union. She died on January 16, 2021, from EGFR Non Smoking lung cancer.[19]

References edit

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Sharon Begley June 14 1956 January 16 2021 was an American journalist who was the senior science writer for Stat a publication from The Boston Globe that covers stories related to the life sciences 1 2 3 She regularly contributed articles to the Yale Scientific Magazine while at University 4 She published recurring columns and feature articles in several mainstream publications on a wide variety of scientific topics 5 6 Begley was also an author 7 8 9 and spoke at professional and community organizations Her topics included the neuroplasticity of the brain issues affecting science journalism and education 10 11 She appeared on radio and television to discuss topics covered in her articles and books 12 13 14 Begley attracted both praise and criticism as a writer 15 16 17 18 Sharon BegleySharon Begley speaking at The Amaz ng Meeting in 2008Born 1956 06 14 June 14 1956Englewood New Jersey U S DiedJanuary 16 2021 2021 01 16 aged 64 Boston Massachusetts U S EducationYale University BA Occupation s Columnist journalist authorEmployerThe Boston GlobeKnown forWriting about science technology and medicineNotable workTrain Your Mind Change Your Brain How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves 2007 SpouseNed GrothChildrenSarah Begley Dan Begley GrothWebsitewww wbr sharonlbegley wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Books 4 Reception 5 Awards 6 Personal life 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editBegley was born Sharon Lynn Begley on June 14 1956 in Englewood New Jersey to Shirley nee Wintner and John J Begley Jr Her father was a stockbroker while her mother was a homemaker 19 She grew up in Tenafly New Jersey where she graduated from high school as a valedictorian 19 She graduated from Yale University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in combined sciences 20 Career editBegley started her career as a journalist during her undergraduate studies where she was a contributing reporter for Yale Scientific Magazine 4 She began work with Newsweek upon graduation in 1977 21 and by October 1984 she had already been named as a recipient of The Newspaper Guild of New York s Page One Award in the category of science reporting in magazines for the Newsweek article How the Brain Works 22 Begley s tenure with Newsweek established her as a well known science communicator 15 23 She received accolades from the Religion Communicators Council for the 1998 article Science Finds God 24 Her 2002 article The Mystery of Schizophrenia received honors from the National Alliance on Mental Illness 15 25 26 Other awards have cited her clarity of communication and the accessibility of her articles in furthering the public s understanding of science 23 27 In March 2002 after 25 years at Newsweek Begley joined The Wall Street Journal to write its weekly science column called Science Journal 28 Only three months later So Much for Destiny Even Thoughts Can Turn Genes On and Off earned Begley a Front Page Award for Best Column Editorial from the Newswomen s Club of New York 15 23 29 More awards followed for her reporting on a wide variety of topics related to scientific research 15 23 30 31 including an honorary doctorate of humane letters degree from the University of North Carolina 5 20 In 2007 Begley returned to writing an award winning science column at Newsweek 15 32 33 34 35 In 2010 Newsweek formed an alliance with The Daily Beast 36 and Begley s byline often appeared on this site as well 2 37 From 2012 until 2015 she worked as senior health and science editor at Reuters 2 In August 2015 the first article appeared under the masthead of the Boston Globe s new science publication Stat 38 with Begley as a member of the inaugural staff 2 39 Books edit nbsp Countryside near McLeod Ganj a scene similar to that in the opening pages of Train Your Mind Change Your BrainIn 2002 the book The Mind and the Brain Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force Begley and Jeffrey M Schwartz explained the results of Schwartz s research into the origin and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder 7 Here Schwartz explores the subject of the neuroplasticity of the brain and expands upon the idea of brain lock a term he introduced in his 1997 book Brain Lock Free Yourself from Obsessive Compulsive Behavior 40 Featuring a foreword written by Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama and a preface by Daniel Goleman Train Your Mind Change Your Brain How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves was published in 2007 9 This book begins with a description of the visit by scientists from the Mind and Life Institute to the northern Indian town of McLeod Ganj the home of the 14th Dalai Lama in exile The book then explores the ability of various therapeutic treatments to change the functioning of the neural pathways of the brain and the relationship between this research and the traditional meditative practices of Buddhism 9 In 2012 Begley again served as a co author this time with Richard Davidson for The Emotional Life of Your Brain How its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think Feel and Live and How You Can Change Them 8 The premise of this book is that each person has an individual Emotional Style Davidson uses six parameters to determine this Emotional Style Resilience Outlook Social Intuition Self Awareness Sensitivity to Context and Attention 41 Reception edit Why Doctors Hate Science published in Newsweek in 2009 42 prompted many critical responses David Gorski writing under his pen name Orac took issue with Begley s characterization of medical practitioners as ignoring basic medical science 17 One example used by Begley was that of women continuing to receive pap tests after having had total hysterectomies 42 Gorski looked into this claim and found that the subject of Begley s source for this claim was full hysterectomies and hysterectomies for benign conditions of the uterus 17 Ongoing Pap smears are still indicated for women who have had partial hysterectomies or who have had uterine cancer 17 Begley may indeed have a point that too many pap smears are still done after hysterectomy by simplifying and mocking she completely undermined her point not to mention showed that she doesn t understand the issues involved Either that or she does understand them but decided to score cheap points against physicians instead of adding three words after hysterectomy for benign disease At the very least Begley should have acknowledged that her blanket statement is more than a bit over the top 17 This and similar criticism from other defenders of the medical community prompted Begley to write a follow up article entitled Why Psychologists Reject Science in which she referred to the previous article as one in which she was asking facetiously why doctors hated science but then went on to explain that The problem is even worse in psychology 18 This prompted a fresh wave of criticism such as that expressed by Leslie Becker Phelps in Psychology Today when she referred to Begley s article as alarmingly misleading 43 Becker Phelps stressed the intense educational requirements of the field and stated that the APA mandates that its member psychologists use their scientific knowledge in their clinical judgments 43 When Begley s article Placebo Power appeared in the January February 2013 issue of the Saturday Evening Post highlighting the perceived power of the placebo effect 44 it raised criticisms from science writers and skeptics Skeptical blogger and science writer PZ Myers said of Placebo Power She s got a tendency to go charging off into fluff and that s what s happened here 16 Myers objection largely rested on Begley s reliance on anecdotal evidence to bolster claims of the efficacy of placebo treatments 16 Similar objections were raised by Steven Novella Those skeptics that Begley seems to dismiss have done the hard work for her and other journalists of actually reading the original research digging down to the salient details and teasing out the nuances that make all the difference to a proper interpretation of a complex clinical issue 45 Other articles by Begley have attracted criticism from the political arena 27 The cover of the August 13 2007 issue of Newsweek bore the large print words Global Warming is a Hoax with the asterisk pointing to the smaller print words or so claim well funded naysayers who still reject the overwhelming evidence of climate change 46 Anthropogenic climate change denier Marc Morano former communications director for Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe referred to the article as a one sided editorial masquerading as a news article 27 This and other articles on the subject of climate change by Begley were cited in a press release by Morano as part of the reason for launching Climate Depot a website devoted to denying the scientific evidence of anthropogenic climate change 47 Criticism of the August 13 2007 article also came from fellow Newsweek columnist Robert Samuelson In a column that appeared in the next issue Samuelson characterized the article as fundamentally misleading because it focused on the peripheral actions of the denial machine instead of the intractability of man made warming 27 Awards edit1984 Page One Award Science Reporting in Magazines from The Newspaper Guild of New York for the 1983 Newsweek article How the Brain Works 22 1986 First place Award Food News Reporting circulation over 200 001 from the Association of Food Journalists 48 1992 Outstanding Achievement in Media from the American Society on Aging 5 15 1993 Premier Award for Space Coverage from the Aviation Space Writers Association for the 1992 Newsweek articles ET Phone Us and The Science of Doom 11 15 49 50 1997 Clarion Award Magazine Article from The Association for Women in Communication for the 1996 Newsweek article Your Child s Brain 11 15 51 1997 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Educational Press Association of America for the 1996 Newsweek article Your Child s Brain 11 15 51 1998 Wilbur Award Magazines National from the Religion Communicators Council for the 1998 Newsweek article Science Finds God 15 52 53 1999 PASS Award from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency for the 1999 Life magazine cover article The Secret Life of Teens 15 54 2000 Front Page Award from the Newswomen s Club of New York 15 55 2000 Best Feature Reporting from the Magazine Deadline Club New York City Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 15 23 2002 Front Page Award for Best Column Editorial from Newspaper Newswomen s Club of New York for the article Even Thoughts Can Turn Genes on and Off 15 23 29 2002 NAMI Outstanding Media Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness for the 2002 Newsweek article The Mystery of Schizophrenia 15 25 56 2004 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters for contributions to the public understanding of science from the University of North Carolina 5 15 20 2004 Clarion Award Magazine Article Weekly Best Non Opinion Newspaper Column The Association for Women in Communication for the Science Journal column 15 23 2005 Clarion Award Magazine Article Weekly Best Non Opinion Newspaper Column from The Association for Women in Communications 15 23 31 2005 Public Understanding of Science Award from The Exploratorium San Francisco lifetime achievement 15 23 30 2006 Excellence in Journalism from The American Aging Association for Coverage of Research on Alzheimer s Disease 5 15 57 2007 Global Media Award of Excellence for Best Environmental Reporting from The Population Institute for the 2007 Newsweek article The Truth About Denial 15 58 2007 Genesis Award from the Humane Society of the United States for the 2006 Newsweek article Cry of the Wild Gorilla Warfare 15 23 59 2009 American Statistical Association s Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award 15 32 2009 First place Award from New York Association of Black Journalists for the 2008 Newsweek article How Your Brain Looks at Race 15 23 33 2009 Genesis Award for Outstanding Written Word from The Humane Society of the United States for the 2008 Newsweek article The Extinction Trade 15 34 60 Personal life editBegley married Edward Groth in 1983 and went on to have a daughter and a son Her husband was a scientist with Consumers Union She died on January 16 2021 from EGFR Non Smoking lung cancer 19 References edit Boodman Eric January 17 2021 Sharon Begley path breaking science journalist dies at 64 Stat The Boston Globe Retrieved January 17 2021 a b c d Sharon Begley About SharonBegley com Archived from the original on September 30 2015 Retrieved October 12 2015 Begley Sharon September 25 2015 Genome editing find may improve system s precision Stat The Boston Globe Archived from the original on October 1 2015 Retrieved October 20 2015 a b Gellman Lindsay January 20 2010 Science Publications Suffer Yale Daily News Yale University Archived from the original on October 11 2015 Retrieved October 11 2015 a b c d e Speaker Biographies A to L 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