Dr David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and internationally
bestselling author. He teaches brain plasticity at Stanford
University, is the creator and host of the Emmy-nominated
television series The Brain, and is the CEO of Neosensory, a
company that builds the next generation of neurotechnology. The
author of seven other books, he lives in California's Silicon
Valley.
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Vivid . . . Since the passing of Isaac Asimov, we haven't had a
working scientist like Mr Eagleman, who engages his ideas in such a
variety of modes. 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
* * Wall Street Journal * *
Chockfull of mind-bending ideas and dazzling insights. Eagleman's
infectious enthusiasm, his use of fascinating anecdotes and his
clear, effortless prose render the secrets of the brain's
adaptability into a truly compelling page-turner. Livewired is a
fun and whirlwind exploration of the most complex thing in the
universe
*KHALED HOSSEINI*
An altogether fascinating tour of the astonishing plasticity and
interconnectedness inside the cranial cradle of all of our
experience of reality, animated by Eagleman's erudite enthusiasm
for his subject, aglow with the ecstasy of sense-making that comes
when the seemingly unconnected snaps into a consummate totality of
understanding
* * Brain Pickings * *
An intellectually exhilarating look at neuroplasticity . . .
Eagleman's skill as teacher, bold vision, and command of current
research will make this superb work a curious reader's delight
* * Publishers Weekly (starred review) * *
Gets the science right and makes it accessible . . . completely
upending our basic sense of what the brain is in the process . . .
Exciting
* * Harvard Business Review * *
Eagleman brings the subject to life in a way I haven't seen other
writers achieve before
* * New Scientist * *
David's a brilliant writer and thinker, and he knows more about how
we tick and why we tick than anyone I know
*NEIL GAIMAN*
Livewired is terrific. If you have a mind, David Eagleman will
boggle it for you
*HUGH LAURIE*
Masterful . . . Outstanding popular science
* * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * *
Praise for David Eagleman: The unaccountable, jaw-dropping quality
of genius
* * Observer * *
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