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Oliver Sacks

science of us Oct. 12, 2017

Oliver Sacks’s Latest Book Asks: What Do We Mean When We Talk About ‘the Mind’?The late neurologist’s posthumous essay collection, A River of Consciousness, is more interested in posing questions than in finding the answers.

By Cody Delistraty
giving thanks Nov. 23, 2015

4 Oliver Sacks Quotes on GratitudeFrom a posthumous book of essays by the late neurologist and writer.

By Melissa Dahl
the brain Aug. 31, 2015

Remembering 7 of Oliver Sacks’s Most Fascinating Case StudiesRevisiting the famed neurologist’s work after his death this weekend.

By Melissa Dahl

strange cases Mar. 13, 2015

The Strange Case of the Woman Haunted by DragonsImagine dragons, indeed.

By Melissa Dahl
July 9, 2014

How Hallucinogens Taught Dr. Oliver Sacks EmpathyRevisiting the neurologist-slash-writer’s most recent work on his 81st birthday.

By Melissa Dahl