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Morton Magill Hunt (February 20, 1920 – March 12, 2016) was psychology and science writer who notably wrote for
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and Harper's. Educated at
Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...
and the
University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...
, he worked as a freelance writer from 1949, specializing in the social and behavioral sciences; he wrote at least 18 books and more than 450 articles.


Writings

He is the author of several books, including "The Story of Psychology", "The Natural History of Love", "The New Know-Nothings: The Political Foes of the Scientific Study of Human Nature", and "The Universe Within". In "How Science Takes Stock: The Story of Meta-Analysis" he describes the history of
meta-analysis A meta-analysis is a statistical analysis that combines the results of multiple scientific studies. Meta-analyses can be performed when there are multiple scientific studies addressing the same question, with each individual study reporting me ...
and its early applications. He describes how meta-analysis was first developed by Gene Glass as a way to summarize evidence for
psychotherapy Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome pro ...
. He also describes how in education policy, meta-analysis was initially used by Richard Laine, Larry Hedges and Rob Greenwald to refute the work of Eric Hanushek whose work claimed evidence that spending more money on public schools resulted in no educational improvement. Hunt died on March 10, 2016.


References

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