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My Take
David Eagleman is one of my favorite kinds of scientists: the rare researcher who refuses to hide in the lab. Working on time perception, synesthesia, and brain plasticity, he turns slippery, abstract neuroscience into language anyone can grasp, and he does it without dumbing anything down. That he teaches at Stanford, writes bestsellers, and founded a nonprofit linking neuroscience to law shows a mind committed to public good, not just citations. I admire how he treats curiosity as a civic resource. A Guggenheim Fellow reaching out to ordinary readers is exactly the kind of bridge science needs more of.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Eagleman
- Name (Japanese)
- デイビット・イーグルマン
- Reading
- でいびっと・いーぐるまん
- Born
- April 25, 1971 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
- Origin
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- neuroscientist / psychologist / author / university teacher / life scientist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Rice University
Awards & achievements
- Guggenheim Fellowship
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.eagleman.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/davideagleman/
- Xhttps://x.com/davideagleman
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Eagleman
Frequently asked questions
When was David Eagleman born?
Born April 25, 1971 (age 55).
Where is David Eagleman from?
David Eagleman is from Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.
What does David Eagleman do?
David Eagleman works as neuroscientist, psychologist, author, university teacher, life scientist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-24
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.