Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives
The shortest and most distinctive introduction to Eagleman's literary imagination.
Author guide
David Eagleman Books in Order
David Eagleman is an American neuroscientist, author, and science communicator. His research focuses on sensory substitution, time perception, brain plasticity, synesthesia, and neurolaw. He has written literary fiction, popular neuroscience, an introductory cognitive-neuroscience textbook, and works on creativity and technology.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
A widely accessible introduction to his popular neuroscience.
The Brain: The Story of You
A broad overview of how the brain constructs identity and experience.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (6)
- Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia
nonfiction_book · 2009
- The Safety Net: Surviving Pandemics and Other Disasters
nonfiction_book · 2020
- Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
nonfiction_book · 2011
If the conscious mind—the part you consider you—is just the tip of the iceberg in the brain, what is all the rest doing? In Incognito, neuroscientist David Eagleman plumbs the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising…
- The Brain: The Story of You
nonfiction_book · 2015
"The dramatic story of the brain's role in creating our world, our experience of it, and ourselves; the basis for a PBS television series by the bestselling David Eagleman. How does a three pound mass of biological matter locked in the…
- The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World
nonfiction_book · 2017
This powerful, wide-ranging exploration of human creativity explores how individuals, organizations, and educational institutions can benefit from fostering it.
- Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain
nonfiction_book · 2020
“Vivid. . . . Livewired reads wonderfully, like what a book would be if it were written by Oliver Sacks and William Gibson, sitting on Carl Sagan’s front lawn.” —The Wall Street Journal What does drug withdrawal have in common with a…
Short fiction (1)
- Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives
short_story_collection · 2008
Other (1)
- Brain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective
textbook · 2016
Frequently asked questions about David Eagleman
Who is David Eagleman?
David Eagleman is an American neuroscientist, author, and science communicator who teaches at Stanford University. He is known for connecting brain science with public education, technology, and legal policy.
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What does David Eagleman research?
His research includes sensory substitution, time perception, vision, synesthesia, brain plasticity, and the intersection of neuroscience with the legal system. He also directs the nonprofit Center for Science and Law.
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Where did David Eagleman study?
Eagleman earned a bachelor’s degree in British and American literature from Rice University and a doctorate in neuroscience from Baylor College of Medicine. His later academic career included research leadership at Baylor and teaching at Stanford.
Who influenced David Eagleman’s approach to communicating science?
Eagleman has identified Carl Sagan and Sagan’s television series Cosmos as major influences, especially Sagan’s ability to convey the beauty of scientific discovery. He has also credited teachers at Albuquerque Academy with encouraging intellectual curiosity and bravery.
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What awards has David Eagleman received, and what is his legacy?
He is a Guggenheim Fellow, received the Society for Neuroscience’s 2012 Science Educator Award, and won the American Medical Writers Association’s John J. McGovern Award for Excellence in Biomedical Education. His broader legacy is translating neuroscience for wide audiences through teaching, television, writing, and neurotechnology.
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