If Brains are Computers, Who Designs the Software? - with Daniel Dennett

Why it was recommended

I discovered him with the excellent Royal Institution talk

Strong recommendationaz09mugen · Original2024-04

What it covers

Daniel Dennett's Royal Institution lecture on whether the brain is a computer and where its software comes from. He argues that minds are built by evolution and culture, with. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

The Royal Institution

Length

1 hr 16 min

Year

2017

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