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Daniel Dennett on information, evolution and design without a designer

The Royal Institution · Talk · 1 h 2 min · 2015 · YouTube title: Information, Evolution, and intelligent Design - With Daniel Dennett
Why it's here

Recommended for its account of competence without comprehension, relevant to evolution and to debates about AI.

What it covers

Daniel Dennett gives a Royal Institution talk toward a unified theory of information, tying together evolution, learning and engineering. He argues that design can arise bottom-up through small steps without a designer.