Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2024-11-09
Books mentioned on 144. Feeling Sound and Hearing Color
David Eagleman is a Stanford neuroscientist, C.E.O., television host, and founder of the Possibilianism movement. He and Steve talk about how wrists can substitute for ears, why we dream, and what Fisher-Price magnets have to do with neuroscience.
Steve Levitt recommended Livewired by David Eagleman, and discussed Sum by David Eagleman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Sum
Discussed“in support of possibilianism maybe a better name could be in order you wrote a book called some 40 Tales from the afterlives”
Where to get it
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Livewired
Recommended“If you want to learn more about David eagan's ideas I really enjoyed a couple of his mini books like live wired which talks about his brain research and some 40 Tales from the afterlives his book of speculative fiction”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Incognito
“does Neuroscience have an explanation for this sort of thing in my book Incognito”