
The two hemispheres hypothesis, championed by Iain McGilchrist, has become well-known. But what light does it cast on modern society and our direction of travel? The nature of overweening bureaucracy, technologies of control, and the narrowing of freedom are explored in this conversation between Iain and Mark Vernon. They discuss issues from the legacy of the Covid pandemic to the story that modern humanity has come to tell itself about who we are. It turns out that now is a moment to be concerned and to ask again about fundamental matters, from the reality of evil to the meaning of death. To understand more is to find space to respond more imaginatively with a deeper, more expansive awareness of nature, the sacred, and life. Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist and philosopher, and author of The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World and his new book, The Matter with Things. For more see https://www.channelmcgilchrist.com Mark Vernon is a writer and psychotherapist, whose most recent books are on Dante’s Divine Comedy and the Significance of Christianity. For more see https://www.markvernon.com

Dante, Blake, and the Power of the Imagination

Iain McGilchrist and Mark Vernon on William Blake: Imagination and Inspiration, Science and Soul

A revolution in attention: perceptual awakening in Iain McGilchrist’s work by Dr Mark Vernon

Iain McGilchrist & Mattias Desmet in conversation: The Modern World, Totalitarianism and the Brain

Artificial Intelligence, Possession, and Mental Illness - Dr. Iain McGilchrist

Understanding The Matter with Things Dialogues Episode 9: Chapter 9 Schizophrenia and Autism

Why Evolution Gave You Two Brains - Iain McGilchrist

Iain McGilchrist, 'We Need to Act'

The Matter With Things, Iain McGilchrist