I've had the good fortune to collaborate on stage a couple of times with author Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials Trilogy
In May 2010, Philip and I were on stage together at the Charleston Festival of Literature in the south of England. The event was moderated by author and documentary filmmaker Bill Nicholson. See a review of the event here.
I can't say enough about Philip: he is smart, generous, terrifically talented, and a pleasure to collaborate with.
We love NPR's Radiolab. If you haven't listened to it yet, you should. Check out several episodes featuring David's science or writing.
For many years I've been studying how human brains perceive the passage of time.
I posted before about my scanning of a 3,000 year old mummy, Neskhons. Now, by analyzing the data in several different ranges of electron density, I've found something unexpected: inside the mummy's torso are 4 small funerary amulets.
Can we reproduce our brains on other media (say, on computers, or out of beer cans and tennis balls)?
Listen to British rocker Jarvis Cocker read the story "Descent of Species" from Sum. He is one of the dozens of terrific voices who read for the audio book.
Barnes and Noble selected SUM as one of the Best Books of the Year.
Why should the US invest in brain science? See David's opinion in the New York Times.
