I hosted a BBC radio documentary to explore the imagination of one of Italy's foremost writers, Italo Calvino.
From the Blog
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Why I am a Possibilian
Our ignorance of the cosmos is too vast to commit to atheism, and yet we know too much to commit to a particular religion. A third position, agnosticism, is often an uninteresting stance in which a person simply questions whether his traditional religious story is true or not true. I call myself a possibilian. Find out why.
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A new map of the human brain
New paper in Nature describes the most highly detailed map of the human cortex so far.
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Documentary on the History Channel
Interested in issues of memory and the brain? Watch a clip of David on the History Channel.
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Schwarzenegger on Incognito
What a wonderful shot of caffeine it was to find my childhood hero lauding my book in the New York Times.
In other news...
Sum #2 book in UK
In September, 2009, Sum became the number 2 book in the United Kingdom on Amazon's bestseller list, only behind Dan Brown's Lost Symbol.
BrainCheck: A Simple Way to Track Brain Health
Interested in seeing your brain health data? Eagleman's BrainCheck has quick tests you can take anywhere to assess brain function. Sign up for free.
Neurolaw: The Brain on Trial
Want to know how neuroscience will force major changes in our criminal justice system? Read David's article The Brain on Trial in The Atlantic. Now anthologized in 2012 Best American Science and Nature Writing.
