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'Blindsight'

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In 1994, movie producer Simon Lewis got into a brutal car accident that left him with intense brain damage. Lewis mostly functions well, but his brain now works in dramatically different ways than most. The story of Lewis’ brain and his attempt to make a comeback in Hollywood is told in the current edition of The Atavist, which publishes long form non-fiction stories for mobile devices like the iPad.

We discuss Lewis’ story and The Atavist, which hopes to reinvent the way narrative non-fiction stories can be told.

Guests:

Chris Colin, author of "Blindsight," appearing in the August edition of The Atavist, author of "What Really Happened to the Class of '93?" and frequent contributor to The New York Times

Evan Ratliff, editor and co-founder of The Atavist

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