Human Perception, Societal Constrictions, and Expanded Opportunities: Bare Brains Episode Four
The world as we ordinarily perceive it is not the real world. Language and the limits of human perception distort the “real” world and give us a limited view. To what extent can we overcome these limitations, and how? Many avenues are examined from several points of view, leading to a discussion of the inherent stressfulness of social life, and the limited options for happiness presented by conventional society. Some more expansive options are offered for consideration.
March 5th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
[...] So while I was making breakfast, I was listening to Bare Brains Episode Four again. I don’t remember most of what I’ve thought, or written, or said, and it’s often surprising to encounter things this brain came up with in earlier times. I was impressed with how well it was working in this podcast, and decided it would be worth the drudgery of transcribing it at some point, that it might be more widely accessible as text. [...]
March 13th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
[...] I just had my mind blown by a woman who had hers blown literally: Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroanatomist, had a stroke that was made to order–for my purposes, anyway–and recovered to tell about it. I hypothesized just such a stroke in Bare Brains Episode Four, and talked about the implications at some depth. [...]