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Episode 64: From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The evolution of minds

For most of history, cultural change was "Darwinian"—slow, mindless, and driven by trial and error. However, we have recently this process. From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution o...

Termites build complex mounds without a blueprint. They have the competence to build but no comprehension of architecture. 2. Memes: The Tools for Thinking Episode 64: From Bacteria to Bach and Back:

How did a world of mindless matter give rise to the sublime brilliance of a Bach concerto or the complex engineering of a space station? In his landmark book, , philosopher Daniel Dennett attempts to bridge the gap between "dumb" biology and "intelligent" culture. 1. Competence Without Comprehension They have the competence to build but no

If biological evolution gave us the hardware (our brains), cultural evolution gave us the software. Dennett leans heavily on the concept of —units of cultural information that replicate and evolve just like genes.

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