The Bristol Conversations – Iain McGilchrist
From Local Futures Podcast by Local Futures
October 10, 2025 · 47 min · Season 5 · Episode 5
About this episode
Helena Norberg-Hodge and Iain McGilchrist discuss the intersection of their work on human psychology, community, and the impact of technocracy and AI on society.
In this conversation with pioneer of the new economy/localization movement, Helena Norberg-Hodge, the two draw connections between their seemingly quite different bodies of work. They discuss human psychology, community, connection to nature, spirituality, technocracy, and AI. They illuminate how the struggle between the brain’s left and right hemispheres relates to the global techno-economic system, the damage it’s doing, and exactly how we might change it.
People in this episode
Guest: Helena Norberg-Hodge
Topics covered
- new economy
- localization
- human psychology
- community
- connection to nature
- spirituality
- AI
Keywords
- localization
- new economy
- human psychology
- community
- connection to nature
- spirituality
- technocracy
- AI
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