RSA Animate - The Divided Brain

In this new RSA Animate, 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=SbUHxC... RSA is a 258 year-old charity devoted to creating social progress and spreading world-changing ideas. For more information about our research, RSA Animates, free events programme and 27,000 strong fellowship.
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Produced and edited by Abi Stephenson, RSA. Animation by Cognitive Media.

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[HybridD91]

Correct, evolution is a theory. You're half way there. Now learn what a theory is. There is no excuse for your ignorance.

[HybridD91]

Creationism isn't a theory, it's barely a hypothesis. It doesn't have facts and experiments to support it. Learn what a theory is.

[Jason West]

theres something special about me or im gifted I don't want to be I really don't want there to be but the fact is I am girls ive been with all say im a woman in a mans body friends say im a alien ive been called crazy but by those that don't mean mentally they mean crazy as in different unusual im consistently giving people ideas they've never had and I no theres something weird going on in me I also have marfans syndrome a genetic disorder affecting connective tissue if someone can help plz do

[Jason West]

had hit me now I say this last stuff knowing what people will think and say and maybe I shouldn't have mentioned it but it has bothered me why im so different im a natural speaker charismatic and because of things ive done friends have said I was evil which I live my life as the opposite giving unconditional love regardless I havnt been abducted by aliens I don't no anything about the bible but basics theres nothing special about me really except gifts of intelligence ive wasted I don't think

[Jason West]

deal was I got out my clothes wear completely black shoes melted but not a single hair burnt I had drankin all day and half the night b4 that I could say I just didn't feel it but not a single hair they examined me the scariest was a friend thought a gun was unloaded and I was sitting down I felt it hit me I fell off heard the10people that saw it feet away talk about what to do but I got up fine we found the bullet in the wall behind me they had thought maybe he missed others behind him new he

[Jason West]

when I became conscious when someone freaked out I couldn't do them these are things like making street lights go out 3in a row until someone yelled woah r u doing that making a power outage happen this will sound funny but a anime dbz I told a friend a was going to do a move a power up move at the end when I relased it the lights went out the most crazy was infront of 50people I stood in a bon fire for 10mins I really believed I could do it and not be burnt and didn't understand what the big

[Jason West]

to understand cause and affect in everything predicting people especially ive had morel trouble tho completely control everything for my benefit or choose to let people do as they want without any manipulation even natural and destroy my life even my family I hate to say it because all sound crazy and cant redo them at will but theres been a handful of times ive done impossible things they were always while drinking or smoking pot and I wasn't conscious of myself not being able to do them

[Jason West]

ambidextric I write right handed but everything else including smoking is left handed I was incredibly intelligent but school was hell for me I had college level on reading comprehension by 4th grade but I completely suck at spelling and forget to put punctuation no matter how many times I try to remember im brilliant at math but when I don't use it I completely forget it within a week and I mean completely im as focused as they come but only at certain things others I care nothing for im able

[Jason West]

Anyone a psychologist here because I think you really need to study my brain because it works so completely different I had read something about indigo children and it described me except it wasn't there mumbo jumbo hippie version I am so completely different from most anyone I no and theres weird traits about me as well if I had to describe the way I think itd be completely left brained but the core processer would gather info from my right side I have a lazy eye right side im also kindve