In today’s episode, I speak with Vanessa Dylyn. Vanessa is a documentary producer and writer. Here, we discuss her documentary “The Divided Brain” released in 2018, which is based on the Iain McGilchrist book titled, “The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World”. In the book, McGilchrist uses psychology, neuroscience and reflections on society and culture to make the case that the Western World has become overly reliant on the left hemisphere of the brain. Why does that matter? Well, in short, the left hemisphere is considered the more analytical and detail-oriented side of our brains. It helps us narrow our focus. The right hemisphere is responsible for allowing us to view the bigger picture. McGilchrist argues that because western societies have placed so much emphasis on the left hemisphere to construct our world, we now face crises such as climate change, extreme political divisiveness and economic inequality. In Vanessa Dylyn’s documentary “The Divided Brain,” these ideas are examined.
“The Divided Brain”: thedividedbrain.com
“The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World”: www.amazon.com/Master-His-Emissary-Divided-Western/dp/0300245920/
Matter of Fact Media: www.matteroffactmedia.com
RSA Animate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFs9WO2B8uI
ABC interview: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/the-divided-brain/8895804
Iain McGilchrist interview with Jonathan Rowson: www.thersa.org/globalassets/pdfs/blogs/rsa-divided-brain-divided-world.pdf
