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How Do Artifacts Inform Cultural Evolution? #016 with Vanessa Ferdinand

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InterPlanetary 2018 Festival panel "Intelligent Systems and Cognitive Assistance" featuring Vanessa, David Krakauer, Jonah Nolan, Graham Spencer & Kurt Squire.
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Norman Rockwell's painting "The Gossips"
Giant dragonfly - Meganeura
Alien Crash Site interview with Tamara van der Does
Dune witches
Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan
Jil Jilala
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