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Information, Evolution, and intelligent Design - With Daniel Dennett

The Royal Institution · talk · Watch on YouTube

Evolution & geneticsPhilosophy & ethicsConsciousness & cognition

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend this Royal Institute talk”

    Shows how dumb evolution designed intelligence via small steps, bottom-up.

    badosu, 2017-05 · Strong recommendation · in “The Energy Expansions of Evolution”

  2. “World Science Festival has a slew of really awesome talks etc on this subject posted to youtube”

    Dennett talk on information, evolution and design.

    neom, 2017-03 · Recommendation · in “Is Consciousness an Illusion?”

  3. “I find Daniel Dennett's framing of competency vs comprehension a good place to start.”

    Dennett on competence without comprehension, overlapping earlier talk.

    rthrfrd, 2024-03 · Recommendation · in “Claude 3 catches researchers testing it”

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Topics: daniel dennett, evolution, intelligent design, competence without comprehension, philosophy of mind

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