Dan Dennett: Ants, terrorism, and the awesome power of memes. Starting with the deceptively simple story of an ant, Dan Dennett unleashes a dazzling sequence of ideas, making a powerful case for the existence of "memes" -- a term coined by Richard Dawkins for mental concepts that are literally alive and capable of spreading from brain to brain. On the way, look out for:
+ a powerful one-sentence secret of happiness + a compelling insight into terrorists' motivation + a chilling view of Islam And just when you think you know where the talk's heading, it dramatically shifts direction and questions some of western culture's fundamental assumptions. http://www.transhumanists.org/video/video/show?id=658759:Video:7354 _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
