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After school shootings: Why mental illness matters

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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.

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Will Self

Will Self

The author Will Self and I appeared on stage together to discuss life, death, and what makes good writing.

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A note about head shape in mummies

A note about head shape in mummies

Not too long ago, I scanned a 3,000 mummy. What can (and can't) be concluded based on his perspicuously elongated skull shape, known as dolicocephy (elongated head)?  

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Why I am a Possibilian

Why I am a Possibilian

Our ignorance of the cosmos is too vast to commit to atheism, and yet we know too much to commit to a particular religion. A third position, agnosticism, is often an uninteresting stance in which a person simply questions whether his traditional religious story is true or not true. 
I call myself a possibilian. Find out why.

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Silicon Immortality: Downloading Consciousness into Computers

Silicon Immortality: Downloading Consciousness into Computers

Well before we understand how brains work, we may find ourselves able to digitally copy the brain's structure and able to download the conscious mind into a computer. What are the possibilities and challenges?

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  • Consciousness
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The Brain and the Law

The Brain and the Law

Interested in the intersection of the brain and the legal system? Watch a talk I delivered at the Royal Society for the Arts in London, entitled "The Brain and the Law".

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  • Neurolaw
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Time to End the War on Drugs?

Time to End the War on Drugs?

To liberalise or prohibit?  I joined Eliot Spitzer, Julian Assange, Vicente Fox, Russell Brand, Richard Branson and several others for an online debate.

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Discovering amulets inside the mummy

Discovering amulets inside the mummy

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.

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Synesthesia lecture at the University of Sydney

Synesthesia lecture at the University of Sydney

Interested in synesthesia? Watch a lecture I gave at the University of Sydney in Australia.

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Q & A in New Scientist magazine

Q & A in New Scientist magazine

Read a Q&A with David in New Scientist to find out his ideas and advice to young scientists.

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  • Science
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Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman

The Mystery of Expertise

The Mystery of Expertise

Time perception on the Discovery Channel

Time perception on the Discovery Channel

Documentary on the History Channel

Documentary on the History Channel

Italy's STYLE magazine: Idea Guys

Italy's STYLE magazine: Idea Guys

Houston Modern Luxury's Men of Style

Houston Modern Luxury's Men of Style
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  • Italy's STYLE magazine: Idea Guys
    Italy's STYLE magazine: Idea Guys

    Think it's unlikely for a scientist to be featured on the cover of an Italian fashion magazine? Me too! But strange things happen...

  • Silicon Immortality: Downloading Consciousness into Computers
    Silicon Immortality: Downloading Consciousness into Computers

    Well before we understand how brains work, we may find ourselves able to digitally copy the brain's structure and able to download the conscious mind into a computer. What are the possibilities and challenges?

  • Ten books I love
    Ten books I love

    I have been asked in the past to list ten books that have "inspired, moved, and enlightened" me. Here's my list:

  • Emily Blunt reads "The Cast" from Sum
    Emily Blunt reads "The Cast" from Sum

     Hear actress Emily Blunt read the story "The Cast" from Sum.

In other news...

SUM is Book of the Year: Chicago Tribune

SUM was chosen as the best book of 2009 by Chicago Tribune's Pulitzer-winning literary critic Julia Keller.

Musician Jarvis Cocker reads from Sum

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.

Eagleman and Brian Eno bring Sum to Sydney Opera House

In June, 2009, David Eagleman collaborated with musician/producer Brian Eno to perform a musical reading of Sum to 1,000 people at the Sydney Opera House. In May of 2010 they performed together again to 1,200 people at the Brighton Dome in England. Stay tuned for further performances.

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