đź“· Photo by Rosalie Winard Q&A with Susan R. Barry, author of Dear Oliver: An Unexpected Friendship with Oliver Sacks. Susan R. Barry is professor emerita of biological sciences and of neurosci...
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We hope you’re all taking time to rest and connect with loved ones. The end of a year can be a time for reflection and gratitude, and we recently found a poignant inspiration for both in this P...
We are excited to share that NBC has greenlit Dr. Wolf, a medical drama TV series inspired by the life and work of Oliver Sacks, with Star Trek's Zachary Quinto set to star as the acclaimed neuro...
https://www.oliversacks.com/nbc-orders-drama-based-on-life-and-work-of-oliver-sacks/
We're thrilled to share that there's a gorgeous new edition of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat out from Everyman's Library. If you follow us on any social media platform you have likely al...
https://www.oliversacks.com/a-beautiful-gift-edition-of-the-man-who-mistook-his-wife-for-a-hat/
The world premiere recording of Tobias Picker and Aryeh Lev Stollman’s opera, Awakenings, is now available to stream on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Music. Set in a Bronx hospital in the late 19...
https://www.oliversacks.com/awakenings-recording-now-available/
Today we remember Oliver Sacks. A naturalist, a writer, a psychonaut, but first and foremost a physician and explorer of the human condition. July 9, 1933 - August 30, 2015. In this clip from a l...
July 9 would have been Oliver Sacks’s 90th birthday, and as readers of Uncle Tungsten might know, element 90 is thorium, named after the Norse god of thunder. Oliver would have been especially ...
https://www.oliversacks.com/meeting-oliver-sacks-and-happy-birthday/
Oliver Sacks’s closest friend and schoolmate Jonathan Miller died of dementia in 2019. The photo above shows them together in New York City. In a new five-part series from BBC Sounds, William M...
https://www.oliversacks.com/dementia-unexpected-stories-of-the-mind/
We are excited to announce that Odyssey Opera, in partnership with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), will present the East Coast premiere of Tobias Picker and Aryeh Lev Stollman’s Awa...
https://www.oliversacks.com/a-one-night-only-east-coast-premiere-of-tobias-pickers-awakenings/
Happy holidays! We hope you’re all taking time to rest and connect with loved ones. Every holiday season we try to recommend a few Oliver Sacks books that make great gifts for anyone who’s do...
https://www.oliversacks.com/last-minute-gifts-from-the-oliver-sacks-oeuvre/