Oliver Sacks, the neurologist whose book “Awakenings” was turned into the Oscar-nominated movie starring Robin Williams and who inspired the 2024 NBC series “Brilliant Minds,” opens up about his fascination with chemistry and his 2001 book “Uncle Tungsten” in this TODAY interview from March 7, 2002. Oliver Sacks, the neurologist whose book “Awakenings” was turned into the Oscar-nominated movie starring Robin Williams and who inspired the 2024 NBC series “Brilliant Minds,” opens up about his fascination with chemistry and his 2001 book “Uncle Tungsten” in this TODAY interview from March 7, 2002. NBC News Science