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Ah right , must hunt it down

ain't that the truth l spose.😅

In that example I gave of plant operating, the right hemisphere is handling the blade work (or a bucket in the case of a digger) and the left side is dealing with the constantly changing numbers on the GPS.

Yes, particularly for people who read music, use sheet music and all the mathematical side of music.

The two sides of the brain work together, it's just that different skills and functions are controlled by one side or another. While a particular task in hand might draw on right brain function for the bulk of it's operation, the left hemisphere is still in the background performing it's tasks.

I think these things are oversimplified. I can talk specifically about music, having been a musician and music teacher for my entire working life. Music is not only artistic but also analytical and mathematical.

The Van Gogh example backs up the idea that nobody is born favouring one side of the brain or the other. Depending on what people do, they use one side more than the other. Plant operating, eg: driving machines is one field where it makes a difference.

It's a known fact that a lot of people tend toward toward either a predominately left brain or right brain way of thinking. I say predominately because everyone uses both hemispheres, but most people favour one side or the other. Left brain thinking is the more practical side and the right side is the artistic side. You do your tax return using mainly the left hemisphere and the right side for painting a picture, playing a musical instrument and all that stuff. When you daydream, you are using the right side of your brain. There's a good book on how to draw by Betty Edwards titled 'Drawing on the right side of the brain'. In it, there's some good examples of progress. She included a drawing by Vincent van Gogh when he was first learning to draw (at quite a mature age). It was a real shocker, and typical of someone who is totally hopeless at drawing. Then she gave an example of his work 18 months later and the transformation was massive. In that time, he'd learnt to see things with right brain perception.

No, it is not. Would you like references?

No, it's true. And natural right leaning people are predominately left-side cerebral hemisphere motivated. You can't change these truths by getting angry and insulting.

Probably just the one he had in mind Marty, I don't think he claims to be an expert on the subject. Good on him for starting a thread; it's the content creators that keep forums going and gives the reactors something to react to.

Grok is the worst performing AI, not sure why you used that as an example.

Opposites side of the brain DO control other side MUSCLES, NOT the way a person THINKS, GON. Congratulations on About the silliest thing you've said so far. It's a real beauty. I believe in credit where it's due. Nev

Most of the best stuff is already DUG. Burning coal and gas easily compensates for the O2 in iron Oxide(s) and converting the Ore to IRON uses COAL (Carbon) in a Blast furnace. Not all ores are oxides. Nev

You mean if one is reasonably intelligent and a normal human being? Thanks.

Have a look at the `Let's talk about Artificial Intelligence' thread on here. There's been a fair bit of discussion about it, and it's in the news a lot too. I don't think anybody knows where AI is heading but there seems to be plenty of scope for both good and bad outcomes.

If Very ordinary ( lack of) Intelligence doesn't finish us off first. Nev

Yeah, dunno, some actual AI scientists are saying exactly that actually but anyway, not a nice thought that one. Just surprised l spose that the single biggest thing about to change the world and humanity and very fast from here, isn't even being talked about.

I think what Rnx is saying is that we're all doomed.

That's an intriguing assemblage of words.

Imagine how much oxygen is locked up in mineral ores. Just look at the tonnes of iron ore still undug.

Have you any idea of where it's going and how fast from here it's getting there ? Call and think of that line what you like l don't care but just sayin. But just think of Grok creating a new Grok 10 or even 100x it's power and then that one doing the same again with it's power and then again. Seen where the robots are atm , check out China stuff, and like Grok , it hasn't even scratched the surface yet. No l'm not into AI at all , ofc it will just be another shytshow created by mankind where they'll all be sitting here in 10 or 20 or 50yrs time trying to figure out how to stop like all our other eff ups. l am fascinated by it though , as scary as it is and f it doesn't scare you you have blinkers on - l know what it will do and where it's all headed a child can see that, l want nothing to do with it but eh, it is fascinating none the less . Although , the anti ageing will be pretty cool if you can survive another 20yrs you'll be here another 50 later but l suspect that won't even be 20yrs away, 10 probably. Do like that part 😁 Well , if we're even allowed to be here in 20 or 30 yrs time that is anyway as AI will probably be ruling that roost.

Well if one is a natural left leaning person who was born with predominately right side cerebral hemisphere motivation - then sure.

Not to mention nursing home staff. My 93yo mother is looked after by Nepalese, Thai, Indian, African,Sri Lankan and Malaysian Australian staff. Barely a white face among them. She knows all their names and asks after their kids, and you can see the gentleness and respect they show her. There are certainly the job opportunities in that industry if "traditional" Aussies want them, but they don't.

Bloody well said.