Happy Birthday, Good Dr. Sacks

Radiolab

• Episode: Happy Birthday, Good Dr. Sacks
• Website: Radiolab
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• Duration: 00:22:44
• Published: 2013-07-09 23:00

One of our favorite human beings turns 80 this week. To celebrate, Robert asks Oliver Sacks to look back on his career, and explain how thousands of worms and a motorbike accident led to a brilliant writing career.

More Oliver:

"The Joy of Old Age. (No Kidding.)" Oliver Sacks reflects on his life, and turning 80, in the New York Times

"Awakenings" The 1990 movie based on Oliver's book of the same name.