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As an undergraduate I majored in British and American literature at Rice University.

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David Eagleman
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: April 25
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Neuroscientist
Psychologist
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
David M Eagleman
David Eagleman
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Rice
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