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    How has the divided brain shaped the modern world? In conversation with Iain McGilchrist

    How has the divided brain shaped the modern world? In conversation with Iain McGilchrist

    FromReading Our Times

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    How has the divided brain shaped the modern world? In conversation with Iain McGilchrist

    FromReading Our Times

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    Length:
    33 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 24, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Humans see and understand the world in different ways, ways that appear to map onto the brain’s function and in particular its hemispheric nature. But how has that ‘attention’ shaped the world we live in today?

    Nick Spencer talks to the former Consultant Psychiatrist and author of 'The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World' about brains, minds, cultures, and God.
    Released:
    Nov 24, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (53)

    Reading Our Times is the podcast that explores the books and the ideas that are shaping us today. It is hosted by Nick Spencer, Senior Fellow at the think tank, Theos. We’re going to be talking to some of the world’s leading authors about issues like meritocracy, justice, populism, human rights, the brain, liberalism, and religion. Above all, we'll be exploring what these books have to say about the times we live in and about the people we are. So listen with us, and we’ll introduce you to authors, books and ideas that illuminate ourselves and our world today. For more information about the people and ideas behind the podcast, visit https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/about/who-we-are or follow us on Twitter @theosthinktank and @theosnick.