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We know that human innovation rarely designs things from scratch, but jumps from one technology to the ‘adjacent possible’ technology, recombining existing features. So
Matt Ridley • The Evolution of Everything
‘What have we left behind that needs to be done better now that we have got better technology to do it?’ And
Adam Alter • Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most
technology
fnep • 3 cards
Innovation, then, means finding new ways to apply energy to create improbable things, and see them catch on. It means much more than invention, because the word implies developing an invention to the point where it catches on because it is sufficiently practical, affordable, reliable and ubiquitous to be worth using.
Matt Ridley • How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom
1776 patent had expired did it become possible to develop new high-pressure designs suitable for mobile applications
Vaclav Smil • Grand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made
Science experiment products face a lot of technical risk early on, and getting a product to market can take a lot of time and capital. But when a product is finally objectively good enough, they can face less market risk. Launches are often preceded or accompanied by research papers. Think categories like AI, biotech, energy, chips, and space.
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Packy McCormick • Social vs. Science Experiments
Because it invents new ways of doing things and assumes that progress comes from intellectual activity, the technocracy is also seen as a revolt against tradition and traditional values.
George Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's discord, the coming crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond
innovation
Alexandra Smith • 11 cards