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How did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey
The Royal Institution

A Royal Institution lecture in which Nicholas Humphrey presents his theory of phenomenal consciousness and its evolution. He draws on the book Sentience and discusses evidence for animal sentience.
Recommended as a good high-level view of Humphrey's book and his argument on how consciousness evolved.
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