David Eagleman is a neurologist and the co-author of the book "Wednesday is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Barack Obama talks with Steve Paulson about his self-image and success.
David Thorpe is a filmmaker who went in search of his voice. Specifically, he wanted to know why he and many other gay men ended up markers of a "gay voice"—one with precise enunciation and sibilant "s" sounds. He spoke with his family and several speech therapists to better understand, control, and inhabit his voice.
Cathy N. Davidson is the author of "Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn." She tells Anne Strainchamps why "attention blindness" matters.
There are lots of ways to amplify our senses, from hallucinogens to cochlear implants. A few people are taking it further, creating original sensory experiences by implanting new technologies in their bodies.
Artist Neil Harbisson is greyscale color blind. He designed a new electronic body part that would help him experience color.
If you want to hear about the art Neil makes thanks to his new sense, here's his extended interview.
Writer Elizabeth Royte spent some time on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island, the best-studied rainforest in the world. She describes some of the naturalists she met and their work in her book “The Tapir’s Morning Bath.”
Francis M. Nevins is an authority on suspense writer Cornell Woolrich and wrote the introduction for a new anthology called “Night and Fear: A Centenary Collection of Stories by Cornell Woolrich.”
Chris Gore is the so-called "pit bull of movie journalism," and the creator of "Film Threat" magazine. He's also the screenwriter and producer of "My Big Fat Independent Movie."
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