Podcasts that mention π The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins

The Blind Watchmaker
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Podcasts that mention The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins

Lex Fridman Podcast episodes that mention The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
Episode: Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #269
Published on March 11, 2022
This relates to the blind watchmaker argument, which questions how something complex, like a watch, could spontaneously emerge. Well, it doesn't; it's a lineage of lesser watches and devices that couple and bootstrap onto one another.
The mention of the 'blind watchmaker argument' refers to the idea of how complex systems can emerge from simpler components. This is an implicit reference to Richard Dawkins' book, 'The Blind Watchmaker', which explores evolution and the process of natural selection.
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