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Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives
by David Eagleman
Sum: 40 Tales of the Afterlives is a collection of 40 different imaginations of what happens after death. Although the afterlife is almost patently religious, the tales inside don't follow the typical religious themes that you might be used to. In one story, the afterlife is comprised of different versions of yourself and you face the inadequacies of your own life versus the opportunities that other versions of you took advantage of. In another you live in a world comprised of only the people you met and knew, and suddenly realize that that this was exactly how you chose to live your life when you were alive. Far from being a story about fire and brimstone, Sum delivers a thought-provoking look at how we live our lives and how we perceive the world around us.
I was introduced to Sum: 40 Tales of the Afterlives through the NPR show RadioLab, which dedicated an entire episode to similar themes as those presented in David Eagleman’s book. Interested to read more I picked up the book on my Kindle and I am glad to say that what I got was a very imaginative and refreshing look at life after death. Eagleman is a neuroscientist who studies "time perception, synesthesia, and how neuroscience will influence the legal system", which makes this even more interesting to read because you wonder how is own studies have affected his creative process.
I highly recommend this book. I think that for the sake of conversation alone you'll want to read through it and recommend it to your friends as well, but if you're anything like me you'll find that the stories within have value far beyond simple small talk.
I was introduced to Sum: 40 Tales of the Afterlives through the NPR show RadioLab, which dedicated an entire episode to similar themes as those presented in David Eagleman’s book. Interested to read more I picked up the book on my Kindle and I am glad to say that what I got was a very imaginative and refreshing look at life after death. Eagleman is a neuroscientist who studies "time perception, synesthesia, and how neuroscience will influence the legal system", which makes this even more interesting to read because you wonder how is own studies have affected his creative process.
I highly recommend this book. I think that for the sake of conversation alone you'll want to read through it and recommend it to your friends as well, but if you're anything like me you'll find that the stories within have value far beyond simple small talk.