Natalie Hodges, Author and Violinist

In her acclaimed memoir, Uncommon Measure: A Journey Through Music, Performance, and the Science of Time, debut author and violinist Natalie Hodges explores the science of time and consciousness through the lens of her own experiences. A young Korean American and an aspiring concert solo violinist, she was forced to give up her dream due to performance anxiety. Anchoring her story with illuminating research in neuroscience and quantum physics, Hodges traces her own passage through difficult family dynamics, prejudice, and enormous personal expectations to come to terms with the meaning of a life re-imagined.