RSA Animate - The Divided Brain

In this new RSAnimate, renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains how our 'divided brain' has profoundly altered human behaviour, culture and society. Taken from a lecture given by Iain McGilchrist as part of the RSA's free public events programme. To view the full lecture, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbUHxC4wiWk

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[tarikofgotham]

Is there any way to purchase a print of the finished drawing?

[theRSAorg]

@tarikofgotham Of course! If you visit Cognitive Media's website you will be able to download a pdf of the finshed drawing :)

[Zoggthefantastic]

@mrghostrider it's a fair comment but I would say it's not that the quality is deteriorating, the animator has to be very clever and creative to achieve that crystallisation, it would be fairly unreasonable to expect someone to crack it every time. But the addition of information that is not in the speech is distracting and led to me having to pause the video only to be no clearer. Still, every time I watch one of these videos I feel educated and enlightened, thank you to everyone involved!

[Artifactorfiction]

Wonderful to watch and listen too but I'm I the only one for whom the message rang hollow - it seems to me that we are retreating into a less and less rational world sometimes - about the only conspiracy theory I haven't heard is why are there so many conspiracy theorys - every pseduo science and crackpot idea has an avide fanbase and dedicated website - seems to be the human condition to want 'magic' even if it means embracing irrationality. I'm all for balance but not for mentally unbalanced.

[ThePeaceableKingdom]

The dual fovea in the bird's eye - unlike our eyes with their single focal point - is certainly involved in dividing focus between the near and the peripheral, and suggests (but certainly doesn't prove) that birds may process this experience differently...

[ThePeaceableKingdom]

"Very few cartoons are broadcast live, it's a terrible strain on the animators' wrists." -- The Simpsons, from the poochy episode...

[Youknowme166]

i hate his accent -_______________-

[GenericTerric]

@theRSAorg Link? Would be helpful if you posted it in the description box

[GrowlingSauce]

I have been enlightened.

:D

[ZBlayde]

This is an amazing video. I have to ask, am I the only one who sees the left brain mentality exhibiting several very sociopathic traits?

[qwertyacire]

I'm 15 years old and instead of stay up late playing video games im watching these videos and cant seem to tear myself away from them.

[Mattteus]

Moss and the Tron Guy living together? *geekgasm*