The Surgery That Proved There Is No Free Will

Go to  and enter “SHAVINGWITHJOE“ at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase.  Starting in the 1940s, a new surgery was being explored to help people with severe epilepsy which involved severing communication between the two hemispheres of the brain. It worked, but caused some very strange side effects. As researchers began to study these side effects, it led to an entirely new understanding of the brain; including the surprising fact that we really don’t have control over our decisions. Read more about split-brain experiments in Dr. Michael Gazzaniga’s fascinating book, Who’s In Charge? Here’s a speech Dr. Gazzaniga gave at the University of Edinburgh in 2009: Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: Channel Memberships: T-Shirts & Merch: Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe: You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 Apple Podcasts 👉 Google Podcasts 👉 Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks: Follow me at all my places! Instagram: TikTok: @answerswithjoe Facebook: Twitter: LINKS LINKS LINKS TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - What Made You Click? 1:35 - Who's In Charge? 3:39 - Split-Brain Surgery 7:37 - The Two Hemispheres 12:00 - The Differences In The Hemispheres 20:12 - The Question of Free Will and Emergence Theory 26:00 - Sponsor - Henson Shaving