Tom Wujec gave a talk at TED back in February about three areas of the brain that help us understand words, images, feelings, connections.
I love stuff like this and could babble on for hours about the brain, memory, language, culture, Giambattista Vico and his posited ever-cycling three ages of language - the Poetic, Mnemonic and Vulgar - or even Frances Yates and her book on the Art of memory — but I’m really fucked up today and don’t feel much like doing anything except watching The Dirty Dozen over and over again.
Why? Fucked if I know. Enjoy the talk.
P. S. I would include Scott McCloud and Will Eisner in that list of talented, pondering creators too. Just sayin’.
Tags: braaaaaains, emotion, fuck, gin and tonic, lee marvin, memory, mnemonic, moronic, platonic, poetic, TED, the dirty dozen, Tom Wujec, vico, vulgar, weather plays a big part in how my brain and body get along and this is not a fair weather day, yates
