{"id":16351,"date":"2011-02-17T12:25:47","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T10:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=16351"},"modified":"2011-02-17T12:25:47","modified_gmt":"2011-02-17T10:25:47","slug":"embracing-crazy-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=16351","title":{"rendered":"Embracing Crazy Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object   id=\"flashObj\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&#038;isUI=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=768146827001&#038;playerID=651017566001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAGuNzXFE~,qu1BWJRU7c26MMkbB19ukwmFB5ysvYz5&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Are we willing to take risks in order to bring about innovation? X-Prize Foundation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are we willing to take risks in order to bring about innovation? 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