I've had the good fortune to collaborate on stage a couple of times with author Philip Pullman.
From the Blog
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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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My favorite New Yorker cartoon. Ever.
I'm a sucker for time jokes.
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Your brain constantly re-calibrates its timing.
Hear my friend Alan Burdick discuss his new book on time perception...
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The Neuroscience of Engagement
Why don't we do what we know we should? Here's a talk I gave at Stanford Medical School telling why, and what to do about it.
In other news...
SUM at the Royal Opera House
SUM has been turned into an opera at the Royal Opera House in London (Composer: Max Richter, Director: Wayne McGregor). The London Evening Standard hails the opera as "immersive, meditative and sweetly fascinating". Read about the background of the collaboration in Wired.
McGovern Award for excellence in Communication
David was honored to receive the 2014 John J. McGovern Award for Excellence in Biomedical Education from the American Medical Writers' Assocation. Noted past recipients include authors Oliver Sacks and Abraham Verghese.
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.
