A Jaw-Dropping Theory of Consciousness
By Vinay Kolhatkar “Language is an organ of perception, not simply a means of communication” ― Julian Jaynes Gorillas are social animals that live
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Ramblings on Consciousness, AI, and the Bicameral Mind
by Alayna Kennedy Over winter break, I read an extraordinary book by psychologist Julian Jaynes titled The Origin of Consciousness
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The Art of Ian Cheng, inspired by Julian Jaynes
The art of Ian Cheng, inspired by Julian Jaynes: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/arts/design/swiss-institute-down-an-internet-rabbit-hole-with-an-artist-as-your-guide.html/
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Julian Jaynes’s “Origin of Consciousness” Makes The Guardian’s Top 10 Books About Consciousness
Julian Jaynes’s The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind makes The Guardian’s “Top 10 Books About
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The Roots Of Consciousness: We’re of 2 Minds
from NPR’s All Things Considered After surgery to treat her epilepsy severed the connection between the two halves of her
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The Why Factor: Why Do We Talk to Ourselves?
This episode of the BBC program “The Why Factor” includes a discussion of Julian Jaynes’s theory and an interview with
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David Bowe Included Julian Jaynes’s “The Origin of Consciousness” in His List of Must Read Books
by Liz Bury David Bowie’s Top 100 Must-Read Books As a new version of the exhibition David Bowie Is opens this week
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Science Fiction Writer Robert J. Sawyer Discusses Julian Jaynes
The Reading Life With Sybil Morial, Michael Allen Zell And Robert J. Sawyer by Susan Larson This week on The
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Julian Jaynes’ Theory Served as Inspiration for Sebastian Faulks’ Novel “Human Traces”
by David Sexton For lots of journalists, Sebastian Faulks is the one that got away. In 1991, then in his
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Poet Laureate Billy Collins recommends Julian Jaynes’s “The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind”
Billy Collins’ 6 Favorite Books… The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes (Mariner, $18).
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