The Master and His Emissary (Iain McGilchrist)
The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist
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Quote
Ian McGilchrist. And it's about the hemisphere, the brain hemispheres,
Episode 268: Dead Hanging Safari (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:10:16 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Dave was reading McGilchrist's book on the brain's left and right hemispheres and used it to frame LLMs: we've built a standalone left hemisphere with no right hemisphere to keep it in check. He calls it the accessible, condensed version of McGilchrist's larger work, a page-turner, and says the Audible narration is very good.
Not in the audio. The title 'The Master and His Emissary' is spoken in an adjacent Unknown-labeled cue (01:10:07). Context confirms Dave is the reader: Adam later asks him for the book's name. The quoted cue is a lone Dave cue, kept after that context check.
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Episode 206: Substance Dualist (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:05:23 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
I don't remember the name of it, but then the sort of condensed, more accessible version of that work, um, is called the master and his emissary.
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Episode 209: Pick Your Porthole (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:33:04 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
If you want a bonus book, the one I mentioned last week, the master and his emissary by Ian McGilchrist.
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Episode 264: Podcast Plebicide (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:15:07 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
It's called The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGilchrist.
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