Eagleman Blog

Perception on TNT

I was the scientific advisor for the TNT television drama,Perception, starring Eric McCormack and Rachael Leigh Cook. Learn more about the show.

Watch an experiment in which we studied time perception by dropping volunteer subjects from a 150 foot high tower. Free fall.

Interested in issues of memory and the brain? Watch a clip of David on the History Channel.

Love Italo Calvino? Me too. Listen to a BBC Radio documentary.

I hosted a BBC radio documentary to explore the imagination of one of Italy's foremost writers, Italo Calvino.
My TED talk: Can we create new senses for humans?

Designing how we would like to experience our universe...
Scanning a 3,000 year old mummy

I performed a CT scan on an Egyptian mummy, and found beautiful objects inside.
After school shootings: Why mental illness matters

School shootings spark debate ranging from gun control to bulletproof windows. But the most fruitful approach may be to prioritize our discussion of mental illness.

Why should the US invest in brain science? See David's opinion in the New York Times.

David has been named a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow. He will use the fellowship opportunity to pursue the genetics and neuroimaging of synesthesia.

Barnes and Noble selected SUM as one of the Best Books of the Year.