[NetBehaviour] Dan Dennett: Ants, terrorism, and the awesome power of memes.

marc garrett marc.garrett at furtherfield.org
Sun Aug 26 18:12:28 CEST 2007


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



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