Oliver Sacks: His Own Life — Film Screening and Q&A
Screening of the acclaimed documentary on neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks, followed by a Q&A exploring his life, science, and literary legacy.
Why we picked this
A chance to revisit one of the great science writers through the documentary that captures his final years — and then talk about what he meant with others who cared.
Oliver Sacks was that rare scientist whose writing made the inner life of the brain feel like literature. From Awakenings to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, his case studies read like short stories — compassionate, curious, and deeply humane. This screening of the documentary Oliver Sacks: His Own Life captures his final years, including his public reckoning with terminal cancer and his reflections on a life spent at the intersection of neurology and storytelling.
The film is followed by a Q&A, offering a chance to discuss Sacks’ legacy with fellow admirers at the New York Academy of Sciences. Free admission.