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#107 Matt Ridley: Infinite Innovation

2021/3/23
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Matt Ridley: 本书探讨了创新而非发明,创新是将好主意转化为实际、可靠、可及且经济实惠的产品的过程,这需要长期的努力和大量的艰苦工作,往往比提出好主意本身更重要。他认为创新并非依赖于天才,而是团队合作和信息交流的结果。伟大的创新者都强调反复试验、失败以及合作的重要性。公开失败对创新至关重要,亚马逊的成功就是一个充满失败的例子。他认为,重要的是开放的心态、努力工作以及不怕失败。同时发明现象表明,某些创新是不可避免的。我们往往高估了想法的价值,而低估了执行的价值。杀虫剂处理过的蚊帐是挽救生命的创新,但其发明者却鲜为人知。创新使我们能够互相合作,人类历史上的一个主要趋势是专业化和多样化。政府应该消除创新障碍,而不是挑选赢家。创新是自由的产物,也是繁荣的源泉。创新具有地域集中性,创新中心兴衰的原因可能是过度消费和借贷。不必担心其他国家窃取创新成果,因为领先者可以保持领先优势。零和思维在生物学上是合理的,但在经济上并非如此。互联网并没有像预期那样促进人们互相理解,因为人们倾向于待在自己的信息茧房里。我们可以通过建立社会规范来克服信息茧房效应。创新是无限的,并且是未来乐观的基础。 Shane Parrish: 他与Matt Ridley讨论了创新与发明、理性乐观主义、社交媒体对观点的影响、以及政府如何促进创新等话题。他强调了公开失败对创新的重要性,以及在公共场合失败的必要性。他还探讨了想法与执行哪个对社会更有价值,以及如何教育孩子接受失败。他提出了关于创新在某些领域蓬勃发展而在另一些领域停滞不前的疑问,并探讨了政府在促进创新方面的政策含义,包括奖项、研发资金、教育机会以及开放自由的环境。他认为,互联网并没有像预期那样促进人们互相理解,并探讨了信息茧房效应以及如何对抗信息茧房效应。

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Matt Ridley discusses his transition from a PhD in biology to becoming a science writer, highlighting his enjoyment in writing and his shift in aspirations from a Nobel Prize to a Pulitzer.

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Matt Ridley is the author of several books related to science and human progress, biologist, newspaper columnist and member of the House of Lords in the UK. Matt and Shane discuss writing books about science, the age-old battle between viruses and humans, rational optimism, the difference between innovation and invention, the role of trial and error and the effects of social media on seeing others’ points of view.

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