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As with his previous best seller, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, in An Anthropologist on Mars Oliver Sacks uses case studies to illustrate the myriad ways in which neurological conditions can affect our sense of self, our experience of the world and how we relate to those around us. Writing with his trademark blend of scientific rigour and human compassion, he describes patients such as the colour-blind painter or the surgeon with compulsive tics that disappear in the operating theatre - patients for whom disorientation and alienation but also adaptation are inescapable facts of life.

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

Unshackled: A Journey Through the History of Mental Health takes listeners on an immersive narrative through the fascinating, often unsettling, evolution of mental health treatment—from medieval superstition and asylums to modern understanding and compassion. Through vivid storytelling and deeply human portraits, this book uncovers the true stories of individuals who shaped—and were shaped by—the changing tides of mental healthcare. Meet Margery Kempe, whose visions blurred madness and sainthood, and Dorothea Dix, whose relentless advocacy transformed mental institutions forever.

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j

This is Off Topic, our new non-hit podcast. We’ll talk about (almost) anything, and (almost everything), and we’ll be generally off topic. Enjoy listening! WARNING: This is not family friendly and there is some explicit content, primarily bad language, and other things.Our YouTube channel has all the links you need! https://www.youtube.com/@Off_Topic-u3j