Rationally Speaking #205 - Michael Webb on "Are ideas getting harder to find?" - a podcast by New York City Skeptics

This episode features economist Michael Webb, who recently co-authored a paper titled "Are ideas getting harder to find?" It demonstrates that the number of researchers it takes to produce a technological innovation has gone up dramatically over time. Michael and Julia discuss various possible explanations for why this is happening, along with several challenges to his paper.

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