The Center for Science Writings

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Place: Babbio Center, Room 122
Time: 4 PM

Musicophilia

Speaker: Oliver Sacks

The renowned author Dr. Oliver Sacks, a professor of neurology and
psychiatry and “Columbia Artist” at Columbia University, will talk about the
mysteries of the brain and mind in a conversation with CSW Director John
Horgan. Dr. Sacks’s many bestsellers include his case histories of patients
with neurological syndromes, notably The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a
Hat, An Anthropologist on Mars and Awakenings (made into a film starring
Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro); Uncle Tungsten, a memoir; and his most
recent book, Musicophilia, an exploration of the neural underpinnings of
music.

All CSW events are free and open to the public.

For more information please contact:

John Horgan
Director, Center for Science Writings
Peirce
Room 307
Phone: 201.216.5057
Fax: 201.216.8245
jhorgan@stevens.edu