Gary Marcus Ph.D.

About

Gary Marcus is author of Guitar Zero: The New Musician and The Science of Learning, Kluge: The Haphazard Evolution of The Human Mind, and The Birth of the Mind, and a Professor of Psychology at NYU He is also the editor of the The Norton Psychology Reader and has been profiled The New York Times and People Magazine.

Books by Gary Marcus Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Will 10,000 Hours of Practice Make You an Expert at Anything?

10,000 hours of practice: Fact or myth?

The Most Efficient Way to Practice

How can we perfect practice?

What makes people want to play Rock Band and Guitar Hero?

In some ways, Guitar Hero™ and Rock Band™ seem like the stupidest games on earth. What makes people want to play them?

What if HM had a Blackberry?

HM, the famous neuropsychological patient who couldn't form new memories, died earlier this month, and his memory impairment was every bit as debilitating as the textbooks say it was. HM may have had to lead the same day over and over again, but with the help of modern technology, Deacon Patrick doesn't.