Royal Institution Christmas Lectures: Season 1991, Episode 5

The Genesis of Purpose

Dawkins opens by talking how organisms “grow up” to understand the universe around them, which requires certain apparatus, such as a brain. But before brains can become large enough to model the universe they must develop from intermediate forms.

Release Date: 1966-01-04
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TMDb: 5.1/10
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 60

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