A Sampling of Features & Interviews:
Awakening Awareness - A feature from the October 20th, 2005 edition of the National Post.
Wired - A lengthy profile in the April 2002 issue.
Fathom.com -- Dr. Sacks discusses Uncle Tungsten and other memories from his chemical boyhood. This site includes video clips of Dr. Sacks' presentation at Columbia University.
The New York Times Archives -Periodic Tables and Family Tree Help Forge a Scientist's Lineage--A Conversation with Oliver Sacks
Business Week -Dr. Sacks speaks about Uncle Tungsten, London during WWII, and New York City post-Septermber 11th.
Economist.com--Uncle Tungsten
Dr. Sacks' Visit with Theodore Gray -- winner of the 2002 Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his beautifully crafted, wooden, periodic-table table
Sacks appeal -- feature re: Oaxaca, ferns, and Dr. Sacks
BookPage Interview November 2001: Oliver Sacks
The Writer : Oliver Sacks -- from The Writer Online
When Music Heals -- Parade Magazine 3/31/02
Seeing `Awakenings' With Its Real-Life Cast -- NY Times
SALON: Lit Chat - with Salon magazine
SALON: The Last Curious Man - Comprehensive feature including discussion of colorblindness, music, botany
Audio/Video:
Going Binocular: Susan's First Snowfall - Morning Edition, June 26, 2006Music and Memory - Talk of the Nation, December 30, 2005
What Scientists Owe the Public -- Science Friday, December 2005.
Sacks on Journaling -- Savvy Traveler
Diane Rehm interviews Dr. Sacks - *requires Real Player*
NPR Morning Edition -Real Audio interview: Dr. Sacks discusses the ferns of Oaxaca, Mexico and his most recent book OAXACA JOURNAL
The Infinite Mind - interview re: Tourette Syndrome
Robin Williams interviews Dr. Sacks @ Audible.com - purchase from Audible.com
Science Friday - Part 1: Island of the Colorblind/Giant Squid audio on NPR; Part 2
Narrative and Science -- Lewis Thomas Prize, 2001 at Rockefeller University
WNYC - New York Public Radio -- Survival Kit
1989 Interview with CBS Radio's Don Swaim -- Requires Real Player