What Is it Like to Be a Bat? perceptional experiences. While it is possible to imagine what it would be like to fly, navigate by sonar, hang upside down and eat insects like a bat, that is not the same as a bat's perspective. Nagel claims that even if humans were able to metamorphose gradually into bats, their brains would not have been wired as a bat's from birth; therefore, they would only be able to experience the life and behaviors of a bat, rather than the mindset. Such is the difference between subjective and objective points of view. According to Nagel, "our own mental activity is the
A Poem Is a Naked Person fate became even more uncertain after Russell and Cordell terminated their business relationship in 1976. For many years, "A Poem Is A Naked Person" was shown only at special screenings with Les Blank in attendance. In 2011 Russell told "Billboard" that he didn't like the film, and didn't intend to release it. Also in 2011, when the International Documentary Association honored Blank with a career achievement award, the film was described as "perhaps the greatest film about rock 'n' roll and American music that you will likely never see". The film finally received its public premiere (with Russell in the