About D. E. Harlan
D. E. Harlan writes nonfiction at the intersection of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and practical psychology. Two books — Beyond the Veil and Mindful Memory — represent a coherent project: what can we know about consciousness, and what can we do with that knowledge in everyday life? Beyond the Veil approaches death and near-death experiences through the lens of quantum physics and cross-cultural NDE research, building an argument for consciousness that resists both materialist reduction and new-age mysticism. Mindful Memory takes that framework and applies it to cognitive health in aging, grounding memory palaces and timeline mapping in neuroscience without losing the practical dimension. Harlan's voice is rigorous but warm — the kind of writer who makes a reader feel like a serious topic is finally being treated seriously.