A true scientist is bored by knowledge; it is the assault on ignorance that motivates him - the mysteries that previous discoveries have revealed.
The message from history is so blatantly obvious - that free trade causes mutual prosperity while protectionism causes poverty - that it seems incred… - Matt Ridley
The message from history is so blatantly obvious - that free trade causes mutual prosperity while protectionism causes poverty - that it seems incred…
- Matt Ridley
Our minds have been built by selfish genes, but they have been built to be social, trustworthy and cooperative. - Matt Ridley
Our minds have been built by selfish genes, but they have been built to be social, trustworthy and cooperative.
Futurology always ends up telling you more about your own time than about the future. - Matt Ridley
Futurology always ends up telling you more about your own time than about the future.
The interaction of genetic and external influences makes my behaviour unpredictable, but not undetermined. In the gap between those words lies freedo… - Matt Ridley
The interaction of genetic and external influences makes my behaviour unpredictable, but not undetermined. In the gap between those words lies freedo…
The body is merely an evolutionary vehicle for the gene - Matt Ridley
The body is merely an evolutionary vehicle for the gene
Society works not because we have consciously invented it, but because it is an ancient product of our evolved predispositions. It is literally in ou… - Matt Ridley
Society works not because we have consciously invented it, but because it is an ancient product of our evolved predispositions. It is literally in ou…
Trade is 10 times as old as farming. - Matt Ridley
Trade is 10 times as old as farming.
This idea holds out hope that the human race will prosper mightily in the years ahead-because ideas are having sex with each other as never before. - Matt Ridley
This idea holds out hope that the human race will prosper mightily in the years ahead-because ideas are having sex with each other as never before.
Prosperity has brought complications. Our lives are busier, faster, more stressful. They're nostalgic for a simpler, slower time. - Matt Ridley
Prosperity has brought complications. Our lives are busier, faster, more stressful. They're nostalgic for a simpler, slower time.
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