Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2024-12-23
Books mentioned on Your Brain Doesn’t Work the Way You Think
David Eagleman upends myths and describes the vast possibilities of a brainscape that even neuroscientists are only beginning to understand. Steve Levitt interviews him in this special episode of People I (Mostly) Admire.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Sum
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman is an imaginative collection of short fiction exploring forty different hypothetical scenarios of what might happen after death.
Discussed“You wrote a book called 'Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives.' How do you describe the book to people?”
Where to get it
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Livewired
Livewired by David Eagleman is an insightful exploration of human neuroplasticity, detailing how the human brain constantly rewires, adapts, and reconfigures itself throughout life rather than operating like a static computer.
Discussed“If you want to learn more about David Eagleman's ideas, I really enjoyed a couple of his mini books, like 'Livewired,' which talks about his brain research, and 'Some: Forty Tales from the Afterlives,' his book of speculative fiction.”
Where to get it
