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Sam Kean

Sam Kean is the author of national bestsellers The Disappearing Spoon and The Violinist's Thumb, and most recently The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons. Kean has written for many publications including the New York Times Magazine, Slate and the New Scientist. You can read excerpts of his books at samkean.com.

Stories from this author

Inside the Brain’s Amazing Ability to Re-Map Your Body

Surgeons only have to go so far before the brain takes over and reconnects the nervous system