Alamo
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San Antonio, United States
October 29th, 2009
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About this event
David Eagleman, PhD, neuroscientist, and best-selling author of SUM: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, shared his thoughts on "The Future of Reality." Dr. Eagleman gave compelling examples of how reality is a matter of individual perception and how Nature's adaptions function as "plug ins" for the brain.
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David Eagleman
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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Venue and Details
San Antonio,
United States
October 29th, 2009
12:00am-12:00am (GMT -5hrs)
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Organizer
Meriam Good
San Antonio, TX, United States
Team
- Paul Ingmundson
- Executive Director
- Laura Sanchez
- Financial Manager
- Gloria Haynes
- Admin Asst