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The Art of Ian Cheng
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The Art of Ian Cheng, inspired by Julian Jaynes

December 13, 2017 Contributor

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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Guardian Top 10 Books About Consciousness
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Julian Jaynes’s “Origin of Consciousness” Makes The Guardian’s Top 10 Books About Consciousness

September 24, 2017 Contributor

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
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The Roots Of Consciousness: We’re of 2 Minds

June 15, 2017 Contributor

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?
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The Why Factor: Why Do We Talk to Ourselves?

May 29, 2017 Contributor

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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John Limber
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John Edward Limber

May 24, 2017 Marcel Kuijsten

We are sad to note that psychology professor and friend of the Julian Jaynes Society John Limber has died. On

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Gods Voices and the Bicameral Mind
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Book Review: Gods, Voices, and the Bicameral Mind by Roland Sassen

February 16, 2017 Marcel Kuijsten

Review of “Gods, Voices and the Bicameral Mind, the theories of JulianJaynes”, first edition, 2016, 312 pages, edited by Marcel

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Westworld & The Bicameral Mind

Westworld and the Bicameral Mind: Season 1, Episode 10 – “The Bicameral Mind”

December 6, 2016 Marcel Kuijsten

*Contains spoilers* Episode 10, the season finale, is titled “The Bicameral Mind” after Julian Jaynes’s theory, which states that prior

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Westworld & The Bicameral Mind

The Trippy Theory of Consciousness at the Heart of Westworld

December 6, 2016 Marcel Kuijsten

by Melissa Dahl Part of the fun of Westworld is the vague feeling that you, much like some kind of hapless host,

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Westworld & The Bicameral Mind

Westworld and the Bicameral Mind: Season 1, Episode 9 – “The Well-Tempered Clavier”

November 29, 2016 Marcel Kuijsten

*Contains spoilers* Episode 9 opens with Bernard interviewing Maeve, but she quickly assumes control of Bernard, who has lost awareness

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Westworld & The Bicameral Mind

Westworld and the Bicameral Mind: Season 1, Episode 8 – “Trace Decay”

November 22, 2016 Marcel Kuijsten

*Contains spoilers* Like much of Ford’s speech, the instruction he gives to Bernard in the opening of Episode 8 is

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