Health and Medicine
Do you love scary science fiction? Are you always up to date on the latest horror novels? Then our next CURIOUS Live virtual event is one you’re not going to want to miss. Yes, IFLScience’s festival of science is back with a haunting guest appearance from neuroscientist, Associate Teaching Professor at DePaul University, and author of Horror On The Brain, Dr Austin Lim.
Join us as we explore the science of sci-fi and real neurological conditions that are stranger than fiction with Lim, who will be live in chat during our exclusive screening event to answer your burning questions. You’ll hear some remarkable true tales from science, like the woman who saw dragons instead of faces, and the patient who couldn’t feel pain. Plus, for the creatives, there’s top tips for penning a great horror or sci-fi, and plenty of recommendations to get stuck into in the horror genre.
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About our guest speaker
Dr Austin Lim
Austin Lim, PhD is a neuroscientist and Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at DePaul University in Chicago. He is also the author of Horror On The Brain: The Neuroscience Behind Science Fiction, in which, “I explore many of the underlying neuropsychology phenomena behind some of the most famous pieces of horror and science fiction literature, from Mary Shelley and H.P. Lovecraft to modern masters such as Philip K. Dick, Octavia Butler, and Christopher Nolan,” said Lim.
- AustinLim.com
- DePaul academic profile
- DocAustinLim YouTube channel
- DocAustinLim Instagram
- Austin Lim, PhD x.com
- Doc Austin Lim bsky.social
- DocAustinLim TikTok
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