David Eagleman
David Eagleman
David Eaglemanis an American writer and neuroscientist, serving as an adjunct associate professor at Stanford University in the department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. He also independently serves as the director of the Center for Science and Law. He is known for his work on brain plasticity, time perception, synesthesia, and neurolaw. He is a Guggenheim Fellow, a council member in the World Economic Forum, and a New York Times bestselling author published in 28 languages. He is the writer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
CountryUnited States of America
What we find is that our brains have colossal things happening in them all the time.
There is a looming chasm between what your brain knows and what your mind is capable of accessing.
It is only through us that God lives. When we abandon him, he dies.
Since we live in the heads of those who remember us, we lose control of our lives and become who they want us to be.
I always bounce my legs when I'm sitting.
There are an infinite number of boring things to do in science.
What a life in science really teaches you is the vastness of our ignorance.
Every week I get letters from people worldwide who feel that the possibilian point of view represents their understanding better than either religion or neo-atheism.
You´re not perceiving what's out there. You're perceiving whatever your brain tells you.