29/08/2010
A new understanding of what happens in our brain when we read from French neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene.
The thin line between fact and fiction - the theme for today鈥檚 programme - guest presented by Philippe Sands, celebrated barrister and Professor of International Law at University College London.
French neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene explains the amazing feat of reading which starts with our eyes splitting each word into thousands of fragments.
Award winning Danish writer Carsten Jensen on how his sea faring novel reaches truth with the help of a lie, and how fiction can replace documentary facts.
And the Mexican historian of science Jimena Canales on why our perceptions are always a tenth of a second behind the world, and what we should do about it.
Decoding sound and meaning when we read and tell stories in a tenth of a second 鈥� picture by Emily Kasriel.
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Stanislas Dehaene
On decoding reality
Duration: 17:00
SIXTY SECOND IDEA TO CHANGE THE WORLD
Jimena Canales says we should swap fact and fiction
Duration: 06:00
Carsten Jensen
Mixing fact and fiction within a story
Duration: 11:00
Jimena Canales
On why a tenth of a second is so crucial
Duration: 12:00
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- Sun 29 Aug 2010 08:05GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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