David Eagleman is an American neuroscientist, author, and science communicator. He teaches neuroscience at Stanford University and is the CEO and co-founder of Neosensory, a company that develops devices for sensory substitution. He also directs the non-profit Center for Science and Law, which aims to align the legal system with modern neuroscience, and is the Chief Science Officer and co-founder of BrainCheck, a digital cognitive health platform used in medical practices and health systems.

He is known for his work on brain plasticity, time perception, synesthesia, and neurolaw. Eagleman is a Guggenheim Fellow and a New York Times-bestselling author published in 32 languages. He is the writer and presenter of the international television series, The Brain with David Eagleman, and the host of the podcast "Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman". His podcast Inner Cosmos has been ranked the #1 science podcast on Apple several times and was nominated for the best science podcast of the year at the iHeart Podcast Awards at SXSW.

Eagleman has published numerous popular books alongside over 120 academic publications. His latest book, Livewired, tells the story of brain plasticity: how your forest of billions of neurons reconfigures every moment over your life. His bestselling book Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain explores the neuroscience “under the hood” of the conscious mind: all the aspects of neural function to which we have no awareness or access. His work of fiction, SUM, is an international bestseller published in 33 languages and turned into two operas.

He is also a TED speaker, a member of several boards including the American Brain Foundation and The Long Now Foundation, and serves as the Chief Scientific Advisor for the Mind Science Foundation. He has received the Claude Shannon Luminary Award from Bell Labs and the McGovern Award for Excellence in Biomedical Communication.

Eagleman has been featured on various media platforms such as the Colbert Report and NOVA Science Now, and has been profiled in the New Yorker. He appears regularly on radio and television to discuss literature and science.