In the aftermath of Friday's movie theater shooting in Colorado (12 killed, 59 wounded), we find ourselves - as we've found ourselves far too often - wondering about the whys And for science writers - many of whom cover neuroscience, psychology, biology of behavior, one particular why....
In the aftermath of Friday's movie theater shooting in Colorado (12 killed, 59 wounded), we find ourselves - as we've found ourselves far too often - wondering about the whys And for science writers - many of whom cover neuroscience, psychology, biology of behavior, one particular why. Why would someone, anyone, buy four semi-automatic weapons and 6,000 rounds of ammunition for the single-minded purpose of harming people he did not know?
As Dave Cullen wrote in a The New York Times piece, Don't Jump to Conclusions About the Killer, this is tricky territory: "You have probably expressed your opinion on why he did it. You are probably wrong."
Cullen was a Denver journalist who covered the...
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