Brain
Brain by David Eagleman is a 2015 Science & Technology book written by TED speaker David Eagleman, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "Can we create new senses for humans?" (2015), 3.6M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published the same year as the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 3rd of 3 books by David Eagleman on Books Worth Reading (2008–2015), by publication year.
- Edition: Canongate Books, 2015 · 280 pages
The paired TED talk
Can we create new senses for humans? (2015), the TED talk by David Eagleman.
From the publisher
Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are “you”? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to change what it means to be human? In the course of his investigations, Eagleman guides us through the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, facial expressions, genocide, brain surgery, gut feelings, robotics, and the search for immortality. Strap in for a whistle-stop tour into the inner cosmos. In the infinitely dense tangle of billions of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see in there: you.
This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.