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A new way to explain explanation

David Deutsch · TED

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About

For tens of thousands of years our ancestors understood the world through myths, and the pace of change was glacial. The rise of scientific understanding transformed the world within a few centuries. Why? Physicist David Deutsch proposes a subtle answer.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2009
Speaker
David Deutsch
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Physics, History, Philosophy, Religion
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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