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Iain McGilchrist & Mattias Desmet in conversation: The Modern World, Totalitarianism and the Brain
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51K
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1h 34m
usual ~1h 13m
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Recorded in March 2025, this conversation between Dr Iain McGilchrist, and author of The Psychology of Totalitarianism, Professor Mattias Desmet, explored The Modern World, Totalitarianism and the Brain. Both Iain and Mattias discussed their worldviews independently, followed by an audience Q&A.
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