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Ep 39 Ch 15 "The Evolution of Culture" Part 2
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52 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2020
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This is the second in a 3 part series devoted to Chapter 15 of "The Beginning of Infinity" by David Deutsch. All about "The Evolution of Culture", in this part we are looking at the causes of a static society: that rule (rather than the exception) about progress coming to a halt in human communities. We follow on from part 1 in looking at how memes get replicated and how different kinds of memes have different effects upon their holders the the wider society.
Released:
Nov 19, 2020
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