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Nancy E. Shaffer

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Nancy E. Shaffer has been an experimental psychologist, a philosopher, and a software developer. She taught history and philosophy of science at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec and the University of Nebraska Omaha.

Her philosophical work has appeared in the journal Philosophy of Science and her pop-culture philosophy website, All Things Philosophical on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel: the Series.

Her first novel, Dis/inhbition, turns a state university lab into an emotional crucible for exploring the complex relationship between a young neuroscientist and her mentor. Nancy is currently working on the first novel of a science fiction series, The Library of Forever.

She currently resides in Tempe, Arizona.
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Not what I expected. I listened to the audiobook version, which is read by the author. She has a sweet, feminine voice that is jarring at first simply because you get used to procedural books about crime and criminals read by voice actors taking on the gravitas of the law enforcement, legal, or psychology p

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Published on December 31, 2022 14:23
Average rating: 3.69 · 13 ratings · 1 review · 1 distinct work
Dis/inhibition

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I've always been fascinated about this case as an early example of investigative genetic genealogy, but true crime TV shows can't get close to the level of detail that the book supplies, especially the complexities of the trial, where it was the firs ...more
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I think I might have enjoyed this book before Delphi. Now, I have a bit more jaundiced view of prosecutors, judges, and law enforcement. Matt Murphy's absolutely one of the good ones who respects the truth over mere conviction rates, but his rosy-eye ...more
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