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The talk is aimed at a general, non-scientific audience (although it does cover a lot of science), so if you\u2019re looking for an easy to digest introduction to this topic, then you might find this interesting! The talk itself runs for 50 minutes, with another 20 minutes of questions at the end.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NlOtNb6xLvo?version=3<\/a><\/div>\n

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$\"Creative$ <\/a><\/span> This article by Tom Rees<\/b> was first published on Epiphenom<\/a>. It is licensed under Creative Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"