Rationally Speaking #205 - Michael Webb on "Are ideas getting harder to find?"
Apr 02, 2018•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
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.
