I think what a life in science really teaches you is the vastness of our ignorance. David Eagleman ignorancelifescience Change image and share on social
There are an infinite number of boring things to do in science. David Eagleman boreinfinitenumb Change image and share on social
I think the first decade of this century is going to be remembered as a time of extremism. David Eagleman centurydecadeextremism Change image and share on social
As an undergraduate I majored in British and American literature at Rice University. David Eagleman americanbritishliterature Change image and share on social
My lab and academic work fill my day from about 9 am to 7 p.m. Then I zoom out the lens to work on my other writing. David Eagleman academicdayfill Change image and share on social
Part of the scientific temperament is this tolerance for holding multiple hypotheses in mind at the same time. David Eagleman holdhypothesismind Change image and share on social
A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections in a single cubic centimeter of brain tissue as there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy. David Eagleman billionbraincentimeter share on social
There are always wonderful mysteries to confront. David Eagleman confrontmysterywonderful Change image and share on social
Your brain is built of cells called neurons and glia - hundreds of billions of them. Each one of these cells is as complicated as a city. David Eagleman billionbrainbuild Change image and share on social
I know one lab that studies nicotine receptors and all the scientists are smokers, and another lab that studies impulse control and they're all overweight. David Eagleman controlimpulselab Change image and share on social
