{"id":127698,"date":"2011-07-24T10:01:09","date_gmt":"2011-07-24T10:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=127698"},"modified":"2011-07-24T10:01:09","modified_gmt":"2011-07-24T10:01:09","slug":"dont-pursue-ideas-with-obvious-conclusions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=127698","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Pursue Ideas With Obvious Conclusions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"embed-vimeo\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/25313182\" width=\"500\" height=\"429\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><br \/>\nDrawing on his extensive research into radical extremism, Google Ideas Director Jared Cohen launched a new program that will bring together former militants and extremists from around the world to foster an &ldquo;intellectual collision.&rdquo; Through his narrative, Cohen shares the importance of unstoppable passion, the value of misperceptions, and why we shouldn&rsquo;t mind being called crazy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tumblrize-permalink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=23456\" title=\"Go to original post at The Curious Brain\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drawing on his extensive research into radical extremism, Google Ideas Director Jared Cohen launched a new program that will bring together former militants and extremists from around the world to foster an &ldquo;intellectual collision.&rdquo; 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