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Murray Gell-Mann om sprogets herkomst

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Efter at have talt om fysikkens elegance ved TED2007, giver den fantastiske Murray Gell-Mann os et hurtigt overblik over en anden kær interesse: At finde vores moderne sprogs herkomst.

Murray Gell-Mann brings visibility to a crucial aspect of our existence that we can't actually see: elemental particles. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics for introducing quarks, one of two fundamental ingredients for all matter in the universe. Full bio »

Translated into Danish by Louise Frilund
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