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Oliver Sacks discusses sterovision, amusia, and how his books come together.
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Oliver Sacks talks about his interest in studies of sensory perception.
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A classic from Big Think's archives in which Dr. Sacks explores the idea that brain disorders are also alternate lenses on reality.
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Oliver Sacks explains the difference between natural and induced hallucinations.
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Looking at the individual behind the disorder with Oliver Sacks.
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Oliver Sacks discusses changing the brain through meditation, and listening your way to Harvard.
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Oliver Sacks explains the different but equal hemispheres of the brain.
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Humans naturally create stories and narratives, says Oliver Sacks.
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Some of Darwin’s most revolutionary ideas were introduced through botany, says Oliver Sacks.
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The benefits and dangers of iPod listening.
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Neurologist Oliver Sacks identifies what we still don’t know about the human brain.
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From the credit crunch to the energy crisis, American car manufacturers must weather what Taylor calls a “perfect storm.”
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Taylor points out that Cadillac sells to dealers, not to customers; the success of any given dealership lies with the dealer.
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Although 70 percent of a customer’s buying process takes place on the internet, the emotion, (and the pricetag), involved mean that the deal is almost always clinched in person.
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Cadillac president Jim Taylor on the road not taken.
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Cadillac was “literally dying” in the 80’s, says Taylor. After undergoing a ten-year overhaul, they have finally reclaimed their legacy.
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Jim Taylor recalls the problems with automotive environmentalism.
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Cadillac President Jim Taylor on the discrepancy between banks and automakers.
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Cadillac’s Jim Taylor on why design is more important than functionality.
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Taylor warns that his is a tough business, but that the universality of car ownership makes it the “Superbowl” of manufacturing.