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Author, speaker, Synesthesia rediscoverer. Montaigne Medal recipient. Writes "The Fallible Mind" @PsychToday, reviews @NYJournalofBook, grows exotic radishes.

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What Having a Magician for a Father Taught Me About Belief

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By Richard Cytowic
| Nautilus Verified
My earliest lessons in observation came not from a laboratory but in the living room, with my father in his tuxedo and top hat. To everyone else, he was “Big Ed,” a larger-than-life physician who was a magician, an archer, a raconteur, and much else. By day, he mesmerized patients with his easy confidence; by night, he dazzled guests with sleight-of-hand, conjuring coins from behind ears or producing endless scarves from his sleeve.
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The Art of Doing Nothing: Why Switching Off Is So Hard for Americans

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By Richard Cytowic
| glasp.co
Glasp’s Note: At Glasp, we value the close personal relationships we’ve built with thinkers, creators, and doers who fuel curiosity and growth. This week, we spotlight Richard E. Cytowic, a distinguished professor of Neurology at George Washington University. Dr. Cytowic is renowned for his groundbreaking work on synesthesia, a condition he brought back into the scientific mainstream against significant skepticism.
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Cervello primitivo ma vita digitale: perché dipendiamo dagli schermi

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By Richard Cytowic
| Agenda Digitale Verified
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