Contemporary Articles
This area of Channel McGilchrist is dedicated to articles of interest on contemporary topics as chosen by Dr Iain McGilchrist.
The Jim Rutt Show: EP 333 Worldviews – with Iain McGilchrist
Universities and the Future of Civilization: In Conversation with Iain McGilchrist
Running Time: 01:23:49
Artificial Intelligence, Possession, and Mental Illness – Dr. Iain McGilchrist and Jonathan Pageau
Running Time: 01:13:23
Iain McGilchrist: ‘There is a war going on between the sexes’ – The Triads : Documentary by Tom Zwitser
Running Time: 02:16:53
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…)
Running Time: 02:05:09
Cosmic Drives, Intuition, AI and the Soul – VoiceCraft with Iain McGilchrist and Tim Adalin
Running Time: 01:49:15
Beyond Belief – Consciousness: Iain Mcgilchrist at the BBC
The Edge of Chaos with Dr. Iain McGilchrist (Podcast)
The Edge of Chaos with Dr. Iain McGilchrist
Running Time: 01:36:29
A Conversation with Dr IAIN McGILCHRIST | Beauty & the Brain
Running Time: 01:11:24
Iain McGilchrist & Mattias Desmet in conversation: The Modern World, Totalitarianism and the Brain
Running Time: 01:34:05
LA MENTE CREADORA: La ciencia olvidada de cómo nuestra mente crea la realidad | Dr. Iain McGilchrist
Running Time: 00:19:07
Why Evolution Gave You Two Brains – Iain McGilchrist
Running Time: 01:40:40
Approach the Sacred: Offer Gratitude, Dwell in Humility, Speak Truth and Let the Mercy In. The Meaning Code with Iain McGilchrist
Running Time: 01:49:42
The Bristol Conversations – with Iain McGilchrist
Running Time: 00:47:43
Mind and body – Our biological inheritance should be celebrated by Iain Mcgilchrist
Mind and body Our biological inheritance should be celebrated By Iain McGilchrist September 19, 2025 Leonard Nimoy as Spock in Star Trek: The original series, 1968 | © CBS via Getty Images This is a curiously old-fashioned book. It is genial in tone and aimed at the...
Your Brain Has 2 Masters — And One Is Leading Us Astray | André Duqum & Dr. Iain McGilchrist
Running Time: 02:49:27
Does Anyone Identify as Evil? by Johny Thomson, Big Think and Iain Mcgilchrist
Jonny Thomson, Big Think, and Iain McGilchrist Hello everybody, This week we’re looking at the nature of evil with Iain McGilchrist. You can find the companion article here: The Nexus Method: How to make the most of what you learn “Evil" is an odd word. You can...
The Nexus Method: How to make the most of what you learn – Johny Thomson
In this week’s Mini Philosophy interview, I spoke with polymath Iain McGilchrist about how he plots and structures his encyclopedic books. McGilchrist shared a method that I have called the Nexus Method. The Nexus Method externalises all the things you have learned...
Why Are We Here? Who Are We? the Bandwidth Conversation with Dr. Iain McGilchrist on Consciousness & the Divided Brain
Running Time: 01:25:45
Paul Kingsnorth & Iain McGilchrist: ‘Change your Way of Seeing.’
Running Time: 01:34:20
How Spiritual Belief Contributes to Happiness – Andrew Klavan and Dr. Iain McGilchrist
Running Time: 00:32:30
Die geistige Krise unserer Zeit – Film featuring Iain McGilchrist
Running Time: 01:21:31
How Prayer Deepens Consciousness with Iain McGilchrist (Part 2) – The Hunger for Wholeness Podcast
How Left and Right Brain Explain our World with Iain McGilchrist (Part 1) – the Hunger for Wholeness Podcast
Iain McGilchrist & Philip Goff: Is the universe conscious?
Running Time: 01:30:45
Science for the Anthropocene – Learning to Fly
Is Western Civilization Bound to Fall? — An Interview with Iain McGilchrist
Is Western Civilization Bound to Fall? — An Interview with Iain McGilchrist Renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist Tamás Gyurkovits/Hungarian Conservative Iain McGilchrist is a renowned psychiatrist, writer, and former fellow of All Souls College, Oxford,...
Beyond Paradox | Iain McGilchrist – the Planet:Critical Podcast
Right and Left Brain Explained: Iain McGilchrist on Attention, Self, and Meaning | FitMind Podcast
Running Time: 01:48:25
Hugh Brosnahan – ChatGPT-5 and the Limits of Machine Intelligence
ChatGPT-5 and the Limits of Machine Intelligence The disillusion produced by GPT-5 is not a technical hiccup, it’s a philosophical wake-up call. Hugh Brosnahan 7 Sep 2025 · 6 min read OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and cognitive scientist Gary Marcus. (images by...
CareVisions: Understanding Our Place In The World with Iain McGilchrist – Humphrey Hawksley, Iain McGilchrist
Running Time: 01:01:08
Iain McGilchrist at the ‘BrainBar’ Festival
Thursday-Friday, 18th-19th September, 2025, at the House of Music Hungary Brain Bar is Europe's largest future festival, where scientists, entrepreneurs, politicians and cultural personalities debate the most important issues of the 21st century. Since 2015, our...
Why Are We Here? Who Are We? Dr. Iain McGilchrist on Consciousness, the Divided Brain, and the Matter with Things – Iain McGilchrist and Katie Brewer
Iain McGilchrist at Harald Walach – Transhumanism: Next Step in Human Development
Running Time: 02:17:33