# Dangerous memes

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2002
- Speaker: Dan Dennett
- Year: 2002
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Philosophy, Religion
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_dangerous_memes)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Starting with the simple tale of an ant, philosopher Dan Dennett unleashes a devastating salvo of ideas, making a powerful case for the existence of memes -- concepts that are literally alive.

## Lectures

1. [Dangerous memes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/dan_dennett_dangerous_memes/6598e17d06a0), 16 min (TED's player)