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How important ideas get reawakened, with David Byrne
26d ago · en-US audio
On Science Friday, we love to talk about ideas, especially ideas that have the power to shape the future. But there are plenty of groundbreaking ideas that almost don’t make it out of the lab or the art studio: ideas that are birthed but then fall into a deep slumber until, years later, they’re reawakened. Why this happens is the subject of the new book, “Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They…
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