Rilata w is a new book about the nature of relationships in particle physics. The author argues that we are not playthings of chance, squalid apes that must always compete with one another. Science and reason can get us a long way but it's illogical and irrational to abandon them, he says. Rilata W: I see everything as relational and in a relation of each other. And i think this suggests a world which is intrinsically awe-inspiring.
Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist and author of The Master and His Emissary and The Matter with Things. In the episode we discuss:
- The differences between the left and right brain hemispheres and how they shape your perspective - The 4 pathways to understanding - science, reason, intuition & imagination - How the big problems we face including the assault on Nature, destruction of Culture are all related
We also talk about the significance of morality and the intersection of science and religion.