Contemporary Articles

Chancellor McGilchrist Commencement Address | 2026

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Iain McGilchrist and Charles Eisenstein in conversation – Being in the World Today

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Thinking Class – John Gillam and Dr Iain McGilchrist. There Is A Great Deal Of Ruin In The Western World. This Is Why

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Freedom Pact – A Masterclass in Human Nature: Robert Greene, Ian McGilchrist, Robert Sapolsky & More

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Iain McGilchrist and Charles Eisenstein in conversation – Being in the World Today – 4th June 2026: 5pm to 6.30pm (UK Time)

At the recent meeting in Oxford on The Good, The Beautiful, and The True, Iain spoke about being in the world – how to be in the world – as the essential role of education, and what he had learned from his inspiring teachers. Location: online Thursday, June 4th from...

AI and the Battle for the Soul with Iain McGilchrist and Jonathan Pageau — Saturday, May 9th from 10AM to 5PM (in person event)

The purpose of this gathering is collectively to experience and explore insight into questions of intelligence, attention, and agency Location: Soho South, 12 W Liberty Street, Savannah, GA. Saturday May 9th from 10AM to 5PM This is an in person event Registration for...

Iain McGilchrist and Bernardo Kastrup hash out their differences on Time

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Iain McGilchrist and Nate Hagens – the Counterintuitive Need to Slow Down and Find Spaciousness

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Iain McGilchrist and UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers : How to escape left-brain thinking

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Context Changes Everything – Iain McGilchrist and Lee Warren (Pt 2)

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Context Changes Everything – Iain McGilchrist and Lee Warren (Pt 1)

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ISSR 2026 Boyle Lecture on Science and Religion – Dr Iain McGilchrist

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Iain McGilchrist at the Poetry Foundation – A Handful of Dust – Iain McGilchrist on Rip Van Winkle, the poet’s brain, and the real word for sunshine.

Without Religion, No Future. An online event with Iain McGilchrist – 28th April 2026 6-8pm BST, 7-9pm CET.

WCCM is proud to host this online event via Zoom. Tuesday, 28th April 2026. 18:00 - 20:00 BST, 19:00 - 21:00 CET Online via Zoom Registration for this event is via WCCMThis event is organised and hosted by WCCM. Event description Our civilisation cannot survive...

Diagnosing the Metacrisis – Reality & Meaning in Modern Life | Iain McGilchrist on the Hidden Forces Podcast with Demetri Kofinas

The Attention Mistake That Changes Your Reality – Iain McGilchrist

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How Modernity Rewires Your Brain | Dr. Iain McGilchrist with Auron MacIntyre and BlazeTV

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Dr Iain McGilchrist: What Christianity Means to Me

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Iain McGilchrist – Why we need religion (and not just spirituality and good intentions)

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Members’ Q&A 23rd April 2026

Thursday 23rd April 2026, 6.00pm to 7.45pm UK time This event is open to Channel McGilchrist members only. As a Channel McGilchrist member, you have the unique opportunity to put a question to Iain for a live Q&A session via Zoom. These Q&As take place every...

The 2026 ISSR Digital Boyle Lecture and Discussion with Dr Iain McGilchrist – 16th April, 2026 (6pm) via YouTube Premium

ISSR is pleased to continue its partnership with St Mary-le-Bow church in organising and hosting the prestigious Boyle Lectures on Science and Religion. This Lecture will be a YouTube Premier, followed by the Discussion on Zoom. Thursday, 16th April 2026. 18.00 (6pm)...

Why the West is losing meaning | Premier Unbelievable with Iain McGilchrist interview

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Iain McGilchrist & Bernardo Kastrup Representing Reality – an Online event, 7th April 2026; 6-8pm BST

Adventures in Awareness are pleased to present Drs Iain McGilchrist and Bernardo Kastrup in this very special online event via Zoom. Tuesday, 7th April 2026. 18.00 (6pm) Online via Zoom Registration for this event is via the Adventures in Awareness websiteThis event...

Why Intelligence Is Destroying Humanity: Left vs. Right Brain | Dr. Jason Yuan & Dr. Iain McGilchrist

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The Good, The Beautiful and The True – Dr Iain McGilchrist: two day in- person event at The Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford – Saturday 2nd May and Sunday 3rd May 2026

In this two-day event at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, Dr Iain McGilchrist will explore “The Good, The Beautiful and The True” with guest speakers Dr Martin Shaw, Professor Angie Hobbs, Dr Jude Currivan, and David Lorimer.

LIS Fellows in conversation – What is Depth? An in-person event : Friday, 13th of March | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Hosted by the LIS (The London Interdiscipinary School) - Join Iain McGilchrist for this live evening event, 7.00 p.m. GMT Friday 13th March 2026. 4.00pm This is a LIVE (on campus) event requiring registration Registration for this event is via LIS (London...

The Jim Rutt Show: EP 333 Worldviews – with Iain McGilchrist

Universities and the Future of Civilization: In Conversation with Iain McGilchrist

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Artificial Intelligence, Possession, and Mental Illness – Dr. Iain McGilchrist and Jonathan Pageau

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Iain McGilchrist: ‘There is a war going on between the sexes’ – The Triads : Documentary by Tom Zwitser

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Arthur Brooks, “Finding Meaning: Purpose and Metacognition” (Public Lecture) – Thursday, 5th March 2026

Sponsor: Transformative Ideas and Provost's Initiative on Pluralism, Free Inquiry, and Belonging Co-Sponsor(s): Duke Community Affairs; Duke Chapel and The Bridge Internship Program; Duke Law; Duke Divinity School Join Iain McGilchrist, Aurthur C. Brooks and...

Jung and the Brain – Iain McGilchrist at BAPT – 17th February 2026

Hosted by the BAPT (The British Association for Psychological Type) - Join Iain McGilchrist for this live evening event, 7.00 p.m. GMT | Online via Zoom Tuesday 17th February 2026. 7.00pm Online via Zoom Registration for this event is via BAPT(The British Association...

Members’ Q&A 22nd January 2026

Thursday 22nd January 2026, 6.00pm to 7.45pm UK time This event is open to Channel McGilchrist members only. As a Channel McGilchrist member, you have the unique opportunity to put a question to Iain for a live Q&A session via Zoom. These Q&As take place every...

Dr. Iain McGilchrist at the SMN – Wisdom, intelligence and AI – 19th January 2026

Hosted by the SMN and CPF (Consciousness Perspectives Forum) - Join Iain McGilchrist and Claudia Nielsen for a live evening event, 7.30 p.m. GMT | Online via Zoom Monday 19th January 2026. 7.30pm Online via Zoom Registration for this event is via the SMN(Scientific...

Online Conversation with Ralston Colleges Chancellor, Dr Iain McGilchrist: Universities and the Future of Civilization

Live Conversation with Our ChancellorUniversities and the Future of Civilization, 10:00 a.m. EST | Online via Zoom Wednesday 17th December 2025. 10.00am Online via Zoom Registration for this event is FREE. This event is organised and hosted by Ralston College. Event...

The Serious Jester : Dean Rickles with Iain McGilchrist – Climbing Mount McGilchrist (Iain McGilchrist’s The Matter with Things, that is…)

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Contemporary Articles

This area of Channel McGilchrist is dedicated to articles of interest on contemporary topics as chosen by Dr Iain McGilchrist.