Oliver Sacks is a neurologist and author of interesting and entertaining books including: The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales. He is most known for explaining the remarkable case histories of extreme brain trauma, and how those instances allow us to learn about the brain.
Listen to webcast of his interview on NPR’s Science Friday. More blog posts on science and engineering podcasts
The Fully Immersive Mind of Oliver Sacks, Wired
Another Science Friday interview with Oliver Sacks from 1997.
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This is a really exciting program. If anyone is reading this and looking for a good resource that links to a lot of Dr. Sacks’s articles and essays, I’d really recommend http://www.cuarts.com/sacks. It also links to a lot of other Oliver Sacks resources like additional podcasts and the like.