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Last night Sean Carroll<\/a> began his public lecture with scenes from Nick Park\u2019s Creature Comforts<\/em><\/a>. Park\u2019s brilliant idea was to interview members of the British public, then to provide animation to accompany the actual voices of the public expressing its views on various topics \u2013 including evolution. I\u2019m including the clip here. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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