Keynote Lecture

Session Type: Plenary Session

Abstract

Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of six books: The Disappearing Spoon, Caesar’s Last Breath, The Icepick Surgeon, The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, The Bastard Brigade, and The Violinist’s Thumb.

His stories have appeared in The Best American Science and Nature Writing, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Slate, and Psychology Today, among other places, and his work has been featured on NPR’s “Radiolab”, “Science Friday”, and “All Things Considered,” among other shows. The Bastard Brigade was a “Science Friday” book of the year, while Caesar’s Last Breath was the Guardian science book of the year. The Disappearing Spoon was a runner-up for the Royal Society book of the year. Both The Violinist’s Thumb and The Dueling Neurosurgeons were nominated for PEN’s literary science writing award.

Sub Unit

• Individual Papers, Innovation Demonstrations, Coordinated Sessions, or Organized Discussions

Moderator

• Jonathan Weeks, EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE

Presenter

• Sam Kean