Listen to an educational podcast where director Ric Burns talks about how Sacks’ early life influenced his approach to medicine. And watch a Seeker video to better understand sleeping sickness. Listen to personal book reviews compiled by Call Me Ishmael about what Oliver Sacks’ books meant to an aspiring doctor and a neuroscientist. Watch stories from scientists inspired by Sacks from PBS Learning Media and re-live virtual events and panel discussions featuring Robert De Niro, Atul Gawande, and others.
Featured
Testimonials
Seeker:
HUMAN
Learn more about Sacks’ research on Encephalitis Lethargica (also known as “sleeping sickness”) and how his approach to treating patients revolutionized medicine.
PBS
Learning
Media
Join PBS Learning Media to hear how Oliver Sacks and his writing inspired a generation of doctors and scientists.
Seeker:
Surprisingly
Brilliant
Show notes, sources, and transcript: https://linktr.ee/surprisinglybrilliant
Take a larger look at Sacks’ life through fascinating interviews with director Ric Burns and Dr. Danielle Ofri, an internal medicine doctor at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.
Call
Me
Ishmael
Hear directly from fans of Oliver Sacks on how his writing affected their lives through short testimonial videos compiled by Call Me Ishmael, an organization that records audio voicemails from readers about their favorite authors.
Watch panel discussion events featuring Director Ric Burns and Kate Edgar, executive director of the Oliver Sacks Foundation, with WNET and 92Y, the NAS Science & Entertainment Exchange, Museum of Tolerance, Tribeca Talks at Home, and more.