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#107 Matt Ridley: Infinite Innovation
The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
Is There a Monument to Someone?
We make a fetish out of talking about the person who invented the first light bulb more than a hundred years ago. But actually, the innovators still working on a technology like that are just as important yet. We don't know any of their names, but they have had an enormous impact on our lives. The l d light that we all use now is the result of people in japan, some in europe, some in america improving it incrementally over many yearso to perfect white l d lighting. And that's an innovation that is extraordinarily valuable.
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