I would suggest Jill Bolte Taylor’s TED talk, to anyone interested in discussions of the cognitive sciences or discussions of human perception and thought. After watching the video, make your way to ChaunceyBell.com and read his post responding to Taylor’s presentation.
In the video Taylor discusses her experience, as a brain scientist, when she witnessed the effects of a massive stroke, first hand. She discusses the physical experience and her philosophical interpretation of the event.
In his post, Bell responds to the account and interpretation of the experience. Bell warns us of some of the dangers in using Taylor’s particular metaphors for understanding the event, and the underlying biological assumptions those metaphors represent.
