As a well respected scientist, did you feel any sort of hesitation around how bringing that into the converse might be received by peers and people in your community? You probably did. Although, i mean, i'm pretty good at not beingin dissuaded from saying things i think are true because i think people won't like hearing them. I have this nolly little thing aboutnow, i really think whatever's true matters more than what isn't. And there isn't a single truth, but we need to get at it.
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.