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Thursday, November 5, 2009

This Sunday (Nov. 8): Rounds welcomes 'My Stroke of Insight' author, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

This Sunday (November 8 at 12 p.m. ET), Radio Rounds welcomes special guest Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, who last year was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World.

In December 2006, Dr. Taylor (left) woke up to discover that she was experiencing a stroke -- but amazingly, as a neuroanatomist, she knew and realized exactly what was happening to her. Three weeks later, neurosurgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital removed a golf-ball sized clot from her brain, and Taylor went on to write a book about her experience and her eight-year recovery. The book is entitled My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey, which spent 17 weeks on the New York Times Hardcover Non-Fiction Bestseller list.

ABC News described the book as "transformative," saying that "Dr. Taylor's experience will shatter your own perception of the world." We very much look forward to speaking with Dr. Taylor this Sunday, and we hope you can tune in! If you're interested in learning even more about Dr. Taylor, follow this link to watch her speaking engagement at the 2008 TED Conference.

To listen on Sunday, visit the blog for live streaming audio this Sunday, November 8 at 12 p.m. ET.


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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 8, 2009 at 12:10 PM

    Wheres the link :'(

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  2. AnonymousNovember 8, 2009 at 12:13 PM

    Go to the front page of the blog, and use the audio player in the top blog post! -- Avash

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  3. AnonymousNovember 8, 2009 at 12:19 PM

    I couldn't find any audiplayer :(
    maybe somethings wrong with my comp

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  4. AnonymousNovember 8, 2009 at 12:21 PM

    yeah now i can see it :|
    thanks :)

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  5. AnonymousNovember 8, 2009 at 12:24 PM

    Not sure what the problem is, unfortunately, although we'll look into it this week. Remember that the podcast will be available (Free to download) on iTunes by this Tuesday evening.

    Also, the problem might be with your browser -- try listening by using Internet Explorer or Firefox. Remember, the link is at the top of the page: radiorounds.blogspot.com

    Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for listening! -- Radio Rounds crew

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