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The Divided Brain

And I think the biggestsingle task is thinking again through that questionof growth and...

And I think the biggest
single task is thinking again through that question
of growth and why it's so obvious a target
and why some kinds of growth are, of course,
privileged over the notion of the growth of real human
well-being and understanding

Full Transcript

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And I think the biggest single task is thinking again
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through that question of growth and why
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it's so obvious a target and why some kinds of growth
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are, of course, privileged over the notion
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of the growth of real human well-being and understanding.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:24
Uploaded
Jun 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A film which explores a radical new idea - is there an imbalance between our brain hemispheres that is affecting how we live in our modern society?
We've become terrifically clever at technical matters. - The Divided Brain 00:05
We've become terrifically clever at technical matters.
But technical matters are only interesting if they - The Divided Brain 00:07
But technical matters are only interesting if they
If our society acts as if the left hemisphere is in control, - The Divided Brain 00:09
If our society acts as if the left hemisphere is in control,
One scientist reveals her first-hand experience. - The Divided Brain 00:05
One scientist reveals her first-hand experience.
Jill Bolte Taylor is a neuroanatomist and someone - The Divided Brain 00:08
Jill Bolte Taylor is a neuroanatomist and someone
But on the morning of December 10, 1996, - The Divided Brain 00:09
But on the morning of December 10, 1996,
A blood vessel exploded in the left half of my brain. - The Divided Brain 00:06
A blood vessel exploded in the left half of my brain.
And in the course of four hours, I - The Divided Brain 00:10
And in the course of four hours, I
Then I realized, oh my gosh, I'm having a stroke. - The Divided Brain 00:04
Then I realized, oh my gosh, I'm having a stroke.
And then the next thing my brain says to me is, wow, - The Divided Brain 00:06
And then the next thing my brain says to me is, wow,
[LAUGHTER] - The Divided Brain 00:05
[LAUGHTER]
How many brain scientists have the opportunity - The Divided Brain 00:06
How many brain scientists have the opportunity
It's a piece called "Neural Processing." - The Divided Brain 00:06
It's a piece called "Neural Processing."
[MUSIC PLAYING] - The Divided Brain 00:14
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[SIREN SOUNDING] - The Divided Brain 00:07
[SIREN SOUNDING]
And I wake up later that afternoon, - The Divided Brain 00:07
And I wake up later that afternoon,
I had a completely silent mind, no language whatsoever. - The Divided Brain 00:06
I had a completely silent mind, no language whatsoever.
Yeah, my mom was my best friend. - The Divided Brain 00:04
Yeah, my mom was my best friend.
And of course, she ended up rearing me twice. - The Divided Brain 00:06
And of course, she ended up rearing me twice.
The woman I had been died that day, no question. - The Divided Brain 00:04
The woman I had been died that day, no question.