While reviewing some amazing speeches posted on the TED website, I came across this speech titled, 'The divided brain', by Iain McGilchrist. It sparked my interest, because it was animated! I've never seen an animated speech before. Not only what he was going over interesting, but the animation made it very effective to follow along and really understand what he was talking about. Iain McGilchrist is a Psychiatrist and a writer, but most importantly he's a philosopher. His speeches capture the audience's attention and allows them to think as well.
The speech mentioned how for so long psychologists teach how the left brain and right brain are two completely different hemispheres and one is more logical, while the other is more creative. He explained how it's not true and maybe at some point before our brains began to evolve, that could have been a possibility to have two separate hemispheres. Iain explains how you need both sides to use reason or to be creative. In the speech it is mentioned how the left portion of the brain is directed to a more narrow focus, while the right side is to keep awareness of the person's surroundings.
The fact that this speaker used animation as a new medium to deliver his speech was very wise on his behalf. In many speeches, by the time the speaker has gone to the next topic or paragraph, I've already forgotten what was previously said. This speech really helped me to understand the topic better, because I was able to visually see what he was going over. The animations were creative and funny and it made me really want to learn more about something that has always been taught differently over many years. The name of the media organization that put this animation together is called RSA Animate. The RSA is a new organization dedicated to bringing new ideas, projects, and activists together in an innovative and creative way. Check out the organization here: RSA.
View the speech here: The Divided Brain Speech
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