Hunters and trackers learn not only to understand intellectually a bunch of facts about the animal they follow, but to feel their way into the very being of the animal. Iain McGilchrist animalbunchfact Change image and share on social
The human genome contains so much data that, it has been calculated, it would fill 43 volumes of Webster's International Dictionary. Iain McGilchrist calculatedatumdictionary Change image and share on social
The world appears rectilinear, but is in fact curvilinear - a literal truth in physics, and a metaphorical one in metaphysics. Iain McGilchrist appearcurvilinearfact Change image and share on social
Being uprooted from your own culture, provided you take with you the way of thinking and being that characterises the more integrated social culture from which you come, is not as disruptive to happiness and well-being as becoming part of a relatively fragmented culture. Iain McGilchrist characteriseculturedisruptive share on social
Attention may sound dull, but it is an essential aspect of consciousness. In fact, it governs what it is that we turn out to be conscious of, and therefore plays a part in the coming into being of whatever exists for us. Iain McGilchrist aspectattentioncome share on social
The truth, it is said, is rarely pure or simple, yet genetics can at times seem seductively transparent. Iain McGilchrist geneticpurerarely Change image and share on social
