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Letters by Oliver Sacks review – valuable insight into a curious mind

From loving letters to his parents expressing early anxieties to later exchanges with scientific heavyweights, this collection of correspondence only cements Sacks’s legacy as a man of great compassion

The Guardian - UK

Letters by Oliver Sacks review – science, sex and motorcycles

The kaleidoscopic world and polymathic interests of a great neurologist brought to life in his correspondence

The Guardian - UK

Zachary Quinto steps into some giant-sized doctor's shoes in NBC's 'Brilliant Minds'

Zachry Quinto is back on TV on Monday in a medical drama

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Autism ally Steve Silberman dead at 66

Silberman, author of "Neurotribes," has long advocated for autism and neurodiversity rights

Salon

Nine Minds by Daniel Tammet review – a new language for neurodiversity

A celebration of the gifts and talents of autistic people refutes the idea that autism and empathy cannot coexist

The Guardian - UK

Brilliant Minds: next episode, cast and everything we know about the Zachary Quinto medical drama

Zachary Quinto plays a character inspired by the real-life neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks. Here's everything we know about Brilliant Minds.

WhatToWatch

Three New Shows on NBC’s Fall Schedule

New series include ‘Brilliant Minds’, inspired by Oliver Sacks, and ‘St. Denis Medical’, a mockumentary about downtrodden hospital

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Why do some people have perfect pitch?

Only 1 in 10,000 people can recognize musical notes on the spot. Why?

LiveScience

Rishi Sunak has ripped up decades of cross-party consensus on climate change

The acclaimed 1990 film Awakenings tells the story of a neurologist who discovers a drug which rouses catatonic patients from decades of “sleep”. It’s a true story, based on Oliver Sacks’ 1973 memoir of the same name.

The Conversation

The Ghan train crosses which continent? The Saturday quiz

From a TV hoax to The Bell Jar, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK

Moby on his new album, wedding singers and criticism: ‘Why would I hand my wellbeing over to a bot army?’

Moby’s new album Resound NYC reimagines some of his most famous songs

Evening Standard

Pitt shares struggle with face blindness

"It's a mystery to me, man. I can't grasp a face," Pitt said in an interview

Salon

Peter Brook, influential theatre visionary, dies aged 97

The director’s landmark achievements include a nine-hour Mahabharata, putting Shakespeare on trapezes and directing Olivier, Gielgud and Scofield at the RSC

The Guardian - UK

Scouting for Girls: Fashion’s Darkest Secret review – terrible tales of sexual abuse in the modelling industry

Grooming, conditioning, coercive control: nowadays we have words for fashion’s horrific treatment of young women in bygone decades. This sober expose puts the atrocities in the spotlight

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Music Hits Heart, Improves Life Quality

“Music has a unique power to express inner states or feelings. Music can pierce the heart directly; it needs no mediation,” wrote the late neurologist Oliver Sacks.

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