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Dan Dennett Discusses Ants, Terrorism, and Memes

Posted by Dave Nichols on April 29, 2009  in 

One of the best of Dan Dennett's best presentations. He leads off his standard talk on the fluke and ant relationship, and moves on to religion and ideas as memes. One of the best 20 minutes you'll spend this week.

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