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Sum #2 book in UK

In September, 2009, Sum became the number 2 book in the United Kingdom on Amazon's bestseller list, only behind Dan Brown's Lost Symbol.

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SUM: Tales from the Afterlives

In 2009, this debut work of fiction became an international bestseller published in 23 languages. Read more about the work and its author. Read more

New book on the brain

David's new book on the brain -- an exploration of the subconscious -- will hit the shelves in the spring of 2011. Learn more about it and read excerpts here. Read more

Synesthesia: A blending of the senses

Learn more about this fascinating condition in which a person might hear colors, smell sounds or feel tastes Read more

Will the Internet Save Civilization?

Are the threats that caused the collapse of previous civilizations be mitigated by our new technologies? Find out more about David's upcoming iPad book on the topic. Read more

SUM around the world

Learn more about the international editions of SUM Read more

Musical performances of SUM

Brian Eno composed 12 new pieces of music for SUM, and he and David performed it at the Sydney Opera House. In 2012, composer Max Richter will complete SUM, the full-length opera, for the Royal Opera House in London. Read more

Possibilianism

I am neither religious nor atheistic. I call myself a possibilian. Find out why. Read more

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David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and a fiction writer. During the day, he directs the Laboratory for Perception and Action and the Initiative on Neuroscience and Law at Baylor College of Medicine. He is best known for his work on time perception, synesthesia, and neurolaw. At night, he is a fiction writer. His work of fiction, Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, became an international bestseller and is published in 23 languages.

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NY Times Oped
Read David's Op-Ed piece in The New York Times regarding time and Obama's withdrawal plan.
 
Speech at the School of Life

Hear David's lecture on possibilianism at the School of Life in London: In Praise of Uncertainty.

 
Possibilianism at TEDxHouston

David received a standing ovation for his talk on possibilianism at TEDxHouston on June 12th. Stay tuned for the video upload.

 
Cover Story - Texas Observer

David Eagleman is featured as the cover story in the June 2010 Texas Observer. The Soul Seeker: A neuroscientist's search for the human essence.