I've read like three other things by Calvino and I've loved all of them. And I think that would be really fun. Who recommended it? Ben Linder. Ian Bose suggested a movie called Captain Fantastic. He says not I'm sure if it's artsy enough for Tamler, but he really liked it. Well, because Steve's on, aka Tamler, according to my daughter, he's in the new gemstones.
The Summer of Cormac McCarthy continues – this time we dive into his one piece of non-fiction, the short essay “The Kekulé Problem.” How does our unconscious mind solve problems that conscious deliberation can’t crack? Why does it often work elliptically, in code, rather than giving us the answer directly in language? Is McCarthy right that the unconscious doesn’t trust language because it’s such a newcomer to the human brain?
Plus we select the finalists for our listener selected episode – thanks to our beloved patrons for all their terrific suggestions!
"The Kekulé Problem" by Cormac McCarthy
Pinker & Bloom 1990
Dijksterhuis & Strick 2016
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