Documentary on the History Channel

Click here to watch a short clip in which I give an overview about the brain on the History Channel.

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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.
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?
Why public dissemination of science matters

Communicating science to the public can take time away from a busy research career. So why should scientists do it? I offer a manifesto of six reasons in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Your brain constantly re-calibrates its timing.

Hear my friend Alan Burdick discuss his new book on time perception...

David has won the Science Educator Award from the Society of Neuroscience.

David's iPad app "Why the Net Matters, or Six Ways to Avert the Collapse of Civilization" was recently called a "superbook" by the New York Times Magazine. For a taste of the argument, read David's article in WIRED or watch a video of his talk at the Long Now Foundation. Don't have an iPad? The manuscript is now available as an eBook.

New Scientist magazine features David Eagleman's time perception research as their cover story. newscicover2