Had a great time at the NYT summit with friend and fellow author Charles Duhigg.
From the Blog
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The Brain and the Now
I recently spoke at the Long Now Foundation's 20th anniversary event.
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British musician Jarvis Cocker reads from Sum
Hear British rocker Jarvis Cocker read the short story "Descent of Species" from Sum.
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Scanning a 3,000 year old mummy
I performed a CT scan on an Egyptian mummy, and found beautiful objects inside.
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Philip Pullman
I've had the good fortune to collaborate on stage a couple of times with author Philip Pullman.
In other news...
Book of the Week
Sum was selected as Book of the Week by both The Guardian newspaper and The Week newsmagazine.
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.
New York Times bestseller
A 26 week New York Times bestseller, Incognito was named a Best Book of the Year by both Amazon and Goodreads. For a taste of the book, see a review in the Wall Street Journal, listen to a conversation on NPR's Fresh Air, or watch a video dialog with Wired Magazine. Reading Incognito now? We'd love to hear feedback!
