{"id":10970,"date":"2010-07-24T14:16:32","date_gmt":"2010-07-24T12:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=10970"},"modified":"2010-07-24T14:16:32","modified_gmt":"2010-07-24T12:16:32","slug":"when-ideas-have-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=10970","title":{"rendered":"When ideas have sex!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--copy and paste--><object width=\"446\" height=\"326\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\"><\/param><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/MattRidley_2010G-medium.flv&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/MattRidley-2010G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&#038;vw=432&#038;vh=240&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=915&#038;introDuration=15330&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=830&#038;adKeys=talk=matt_ridley_when_ideas_have_sex;year=2010;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=the_power_of_cities;theme=a_greener_future;theme=technology_history_and_destiny;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=a_taste_of_tedglobal_2010;theme=unconventional_explanations;event=TEDGlobal+2010;&#038;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><\/object><br \/>\nAn interesting talk by Matt Ridley who argues through history, the engine of human progress and prosperity has been, and is, &#8220;ideas having sex with each other&#8221;! 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