Examined Life by Astra Taylor

The Divided Brain, Animated by Maria Popova A hemispheric history of the making of the Western world, or why abstraction is necessary for empathy. The metaphor of the “left-brain”/”right-brain” divide has permeated pop culture as one of the defining dichotomies of how we think about and describe ourselves. In The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, the product of 20 years of research, renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist delves into the world of difference between our two hemispheres and argues that the formal structures of modern society significantly — and dangerously — prioritize the left brain, resulting in a culture shackled by rigidity and bureaucracy, driven by self-interest, and ultimately incapacitated by its own imbalance. This book tells a story about ourselves and our world, and about how we got to be where we are now. Donating = Loving Bringing you (ad-free) Brain Pickings takes hundreds of hours each month. Share on Tumblr

Niedokończony film | Alterkino.org W 1954 roku wschodnioniemieccy archiwiści odnaleźli taśmę filmową podpisaną „Getto”. Nagrania, które zawierała – sceny z życia Getta Warszawskiego – przez długi czas uchodziły za autentyczne. Musiało minąć ponad 40 lat zanim wyszła na jaw prawda o wielkiej mistyfikacji nazistowskich propagandzistów. W maju 1942 roku Getto Warszawskie było już piekłem na Ziemi. Na 8 kilometrach kwadratowych naziści stłoczyli blisko pół miliona Żydów. Pobierz: Meet the Gypsy entrepreneurs Ask anyone from the settled community (known as ‘gorgias’ to Romani Gypsies and as ‘country people’ to Irish Travellers) what Gypsies do for money and the list would be short: tarmacking, roofing, scrap-metal dealing, hawking or maybe horse dealing. This picture, of course, has a germ of truth in it. Many Gypsies still work as skilled labourers — but what’s remarkable is just how entrepreneurial they are, too. These are trading peoples, with a global attitude towards seeking work that would impress even Iain Duncan Smith. Traders are comfortable travelling abroad to find work. Professions vary in the Gypsy and Traveller communities, but the more traditional unskilled jobs are disappearing fast. More traditional professions are respected abroad, if not here. Two years ago, British dealers were selling cobs for tens of thousands of pounds as far afield as the US, Brazil, Australia and Russia. She also points out that many do not advertise their identity when they sell to gorgias.

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