BS 187 David Eagleman on his new book "LiveWired"

Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

Ginger Campbell, MD

Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Neuroscience, Medicine, Brain, Science

4.8 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

BS 187 features bestselling author and neuroscientist David Eagleman. We talk about his latest book "Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain." It is a great overview of the current science of brain plasticity appropriate for both new listeners and longtime fans.

Links and References:

Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain by David Eagleman
More from David Eagleman
- author website at https://eagleman.com
- Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman (interviewed in BSP 75: see extras in the mobile app)
- The Brain (PBS, DVD)
- The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman (companion to TV series)
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0:00.0	I'm very busy as a neuroscientist but this is why I always devoted a lot of time towards writing public dissemination of science because I think it's really important.
0:11.0	It's actually very clear to me who my audience is when I write, and that is my younger
0:15.9	self, myself who didn't know this data at some point, but was interested and would have
0:21.7	had my mind blown by some of these facts that I didn't know
0:25.8	exist in the world.
0:27.8	Happily, lots and lots of adults and older people read my books and get a lot out of it but fundamentally I'm writing these
0:34.1	books for the kid who thinks hey I want to go into neuroscience I'm not sure exactly
0:40.0	what is the most interesting part to me, but here's one way of getting there.
0:43.4	Welcome to brain science, the podcast where we explore how recent discoveries in
0:52.0	neuroscience are unraveling the mystery of how our brain
0:55.9	makes us human.
0:57.3	I'm your host Dr. Ginger Campbell and this is episode 187.
1:02.4	My guest today is best-selling author and neuroscientist David Eagleman.
1:06.2	Besides being a prolific writer, Dr Eagleman has also hosted the TV series The Brain
1:12.4	which aired internationally.
1:15.0	I first talked to David back in 2011 about his first book Incognito.
1:21.0	Today we are talking about his latest book, Live Wired, The Inside Story of the Ever Changing
1:28.2	Brain.
1:30.0	This is an episode for listeners of all backgrounds, but before we jump into the interview, I want to remind you that you can find complete show notes and episode transcripts at brain science podcast.com.
1:42.0	Brain Science has produced independently and relies on the
1:46.3	financial support of listeners like you.
1:48.5	To learn more please visit brain science
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