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The History of Innovation, From Post-It Notes to Vaccines
Matt Ridley is a British journalist, member of the House of Lords, and science writer whose books have sold over one million copies. His latest book explores the most effective ways of cultivating new and creative technologies in medicine and other fields. He speaks with Walter Isaacson about the fascinating history of innovation--from Post-it notes to vaccinations.
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Omer Shem Tov; Jameel Jaffer; Leah Litman

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John Kerry; Laura Bates; David Liu

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Jeremy Diamond; Ehud Olmert; Wally Adeyemo; David Shimer; Humphrey Ker; Arthur Okonkwo

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Aviva Siegel; Sir Geoffrey Nice; Joni Levin & Keith Clarke; Hari w/John Vaillant

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Alex Marquardt; Ronald Lamola; Tom Fletcher; Kate Kelly

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Bridget Brink; Wilfred Frost; Mitch Daniels

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Jeremy Diamond; Rim Turkmani; Bonny Lin; Ian Bremmer

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Ivo Daalder; Ronen Bergman; Vladimir Bortun; Ron Chernow

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Akinwumi Adesina; Daniel Kehlmann; Karen Attiah

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Daniel Kurtzer; Jordan Thomas; Kelsey Grammer

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Philippe Lazzarini; Lawrence Wright; Dr. Jonathan Metzl

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Ben Hodges; Maria Pevchikh; Marina Abramović; Rabbi David Wolpe