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David Eagleman (born April 25, 1971) is an American neuroscientist, author, and science communicator.He teaches neuroscience at Stanford University [1] and is CEO and co-founder of Neosensory, a company that develops devices for sensory substitution. [2]
The New York Times Book Review called Sum a "delightful, thought-provoking little collection [which] belongs to that category of strange, unclassifiable books that will haunt the reader long after the last page has been turned". [10] Sum was chosen by Time magazine for their 2009 Summer Reading list, with the acclaim "Eagleman is a true original.
The series and accompanying book garnered wide critical acclaim. The New York Times listed it as one of the best television shows of 2015. [9] Forbes magazine wrote that "in the fine tradition of Carl Sagan, Eagleman shows that science is captivating without hyped embellishment, and, if you pay attention, you'll find yourself immersed in it". [10]
Vaughn and Eagleman created an app, eyeFi [12] which acts as a reverse visualizer, turning video information into sound. eyeFi is an entertainment of a deeper concept the two were exploring on using sensory substitution to overcome visual impairments by translating vision into audio for the blind.
The Packers, depleted by the steady stream of guys who went down (especially at receiver) and dogged by their own penalty issues (eight for 85 yards) gave the ball away four times and missed a ...
A starred review from Kirkus Reviews described it as "a book that will leave you looking at yourself—and the world—differently." [10] In July 2011, Eagleman discussed Incognito with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report. [11]
Science had taught him to be skeptical of cosmic certainties, [Eagleman] told me. From the unfathomed complexity of brain tissue—"essentially an alien computational material"—to the mystery of dark matter, we know too little about our own minds and the universe around us to insist on strict atheism, he said. "And we know far too much to ...
Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain is a non-fiction book by David Eagleman, a neuroscientist at Stanford University. [1] The book explores and extends the phenomenon of brain plasticity, with the term livewired proposed as a term to supersede plastic. As of late 2020, the book was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.