Iain McGilchrist

The Master and His Emissary; hemispheric attention and modern life.

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An interesting observation by Agnes Callard

The 'uni-context' and a left hemisphere dominated world

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Censorship by the front door

Brilliant piece by Mary Harrington

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An interesting recent interview with John Gillam

The Matter with Things is a reader-supported publication.

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Nate Hagens; and Ralston (very slightly revised)

I apologise profusely to Stephen Wolfram: I gave his name as Stephen Tristram

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Nate Hagens's wisdom

A movingly good series of talks; and some reflections on my recent visit to Ralston

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Interview by Nate Hagens

Just gone up

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Why the story about sex differences and the hemispheres is not straightforward

In response to reader requests ....

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Quantum physics, taoism, and the hemispheres

A really fascinating and accessible exploration by physicist Ruth Kastner

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The value of value

Two-day immersion in Oxford, 2-3 May 2026

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The Good, The Beautiful, and The True - Oxford 2026 with Dr Iain McGilchrist and guest speakers

The Good, The Beautiful and The True – two day in- person event at The Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford – Saturday 2nd May and Sunday 3rd May 2026 Dr Iain McGilchrist discusses why this will be the last event of its kind he will do. Across two days of lectures and reflection, a panel discussion, audience Q&As, and book signings, Dr McGilchrist will argue that we dismiss the good, the beautiful and the true at our peril: their intrinsic nature is woven into the very fabric of the cosmos itself.He has invited guest speakers Dr Martin Shaw, Professor Angie Hobbs, Dr Jude Currivan, and David Lorimer t

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The laziness of the left hemisphere mindset

If only scientists were more scientific

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The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil

Parallels between Genesis, David Bohm's philosophy and the brain hemispheres

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My terrible habits

Touching the untouchable

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A new insight for me

Patrick White and I

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Quotes from The Matter with Things 'What is Reality?'

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AI and me and a hero called Mrinank

The Age of Disempowerment

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Feminism and beyond: Carrie Gress's fascinating new book, Something Wicked

Argues that feminism in its current form is harming rather than supporting women, and can't be fused with Christianity

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

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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More from Dr Hannah Spier

On the gap between the evidence of one's eyes and ears on the one hand, and the official narrative on the other

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Let me explain a little ...

A reflection on the response to yesterdays post

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Brilliant piece from Hannah Spier, MD

I heartily recommend subscribing to her blog called 'Psychobabble'

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Can you still be human?

Be aware of what is coming

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

Iain McGilchrist calls William Blake “the least cosy of poets and one of the most insightful that ever lived.” Blake is cited more often than most figures in Iain’s great book, "The Matter With Things". So what did Blake express that might much matter now? How did he understand key features of our humanity such as the imagination and inspiration, as well as the character of our day? In this conversation, prompted by the publication of "Awake!", Iain and Mark Vernon often land on wonderful quotes of Blake to unpack them. ”To the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.” “

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Activism and the Divided Brain - Iain McGilchrist and Anthea Lawson

Activism and the Divided Brain - A conversation between Anthea Lawson, author of The Entangled Activist and Dr Iain McGilchrist, about the implications of his thinking for our attempts to change the world. Anthea Lawson is a campaigner and author of The Entangled Activist: Learning to recognise the master’s tools, which draws on her own experience, critical analysis and interviews with leading activists to explore how activism is entangled in the problems it seeks to solve. She has campaigned to shut down tax havens, prevent banks from facilitating corruption and environmental devastation, and

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Activism: important, but not without its darker side — well, what is?

On Thursday 19th June 2025, Anthea Lawson and I will be in conversation from 6.00 - 7.30pm UK time.

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Quantity kills

There are a lot of senses in which the title of this piece applies.

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The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World #8 Relationship

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The Triumph of the Machine - Lecture Two from The Future of Humanity with Dr Iain McGilchrist

This is a recording of Dr Iain McGilchrist's second lecture entitled The Triumph of the Machine - Are There Reasons for Hope? for the day long symposium, The Future of Humanity, that took place on Saturday 26th October 2024 at the Royal Institution, Mayfair. This event was organised by Channel McGilchrist and The Scientific and Medical Network. In this full day symposium, Dr Iain McGilchrist addressed the most pressing questions at the heart of our existence, and invited his guest speakers, author of The Psychology of Totalitarianism, Mattias Desmet, and broadcaster and author, and host of Th

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The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World #7 Presence

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The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World #6 The Cosmos

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The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World #5 Local and Global

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The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and The Unmaking of the World #4

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The Future of Humanity: Lecture One The Sovereignty of Truth with Dr Iain McGilchrist

This is a recording of Dr Iain McGilchrist's lecture entitled The Sovereignty of Truth for the day long symposium, The Future of Humanity, that took place on Saturday 26th October 2024 at the Royal Institution, Mayfair. This event was organised by Channel McGilchrist and The Scientific and Medical Network. In this full day symposium, Dr Iain McGilchrist addressed the most pressing questions at the heart of our existence, and invited his guest speakers, author of The Psychology of Totalitarianism, Mattias Desmet, and broadcaster and author, and host of The Sacred podcast, Elizabeth Oldfield, t