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Science & Technology Q&A for Kids (and others) [May 13, 2022]

The Stephen Wolfram Podcast

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The Importance of Meaning in Archaeological Time

Stephen Wolf: It's very difficult to understand a lot of things. You know, what were those handprints on the cave? Were they meaningful or were they just playful? And what does that even mean? Or was it a ritual that was the ritual of the hands or something which had some tremendous significance? One doesn't know. He says if there have been a continuous chain of artisans making those things across across 500 years or or more, one would probably have a better understanding how and why they're made.

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