Ralston College
Liberal arts college in Savannah, Georgiawww.ralston.ac
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Oct 30, 2026
285: Unabridged interview: Iain McGilchrist (Part 2)
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14:16Iain McGilchristGUEST
The people who carried out scientific experiments were also people who were thinkers and quite possibly poets and so forth.
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14:25Iain McGilchristGUEST
So What's lamentably happened is what we call the siloing of intellectual subjects in departments, in institutions, in universities.
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14:39Iain McGilchristGUEST
And what we need desperately is, yes, we need specialists.
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14:42Iain McGilchristGUEST
I do get that.
Lighting the Fire of the Mind with Dr Iain McGilchrist
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1:26Stephen BlackwoodHOST
Ralston College exists to sustain that very flame.
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1:30Stephen BlackwoodHOST
In a moment marked by distraction, instrumentalization, and a growing crisis of meaning, we seek to cultivate the habits of thought and forms of friendship upon which a free and flourishing culture depends.
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1:44Stephen BlackwoodHOST
If you'd like to join us in that work or to learn more about our mission, please visit our website at www.ralston.ac.
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1:52Stephen BlackwoodHOST
I hope you enjoy this conversation with Ian McGilchrist as much as I did.
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1:57Stephen BlackwoodHOST
I'm Stephen Blackwood.
56 MINS LATER
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58:18Stephen BlackwoodHOST
This transmission takes place only through us, through the minds and lives of human beings who pass that flame one to the next.
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58:26Stephen BlackwoodHOST
And that is the task of education, and it is inseparable from the future we hope to build.
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58:34Stephen BlackwoodHOST
If this conversation has been meaningful to you, we invite you to learn more about our work, to explore our programs and public lectures, and to support our mission at www.ralston.ac. We would be glad to have you join us.