Notes:
bleak 阴冷的，荒凉的
unstoppable 无法停止的
inevitable 不可避免的
The desert was advancing by a mile or two a year.
population explosion
astonishingly
in real terms 扣除物价原因，按实质计算
per capita 人均
prosperous 繁荣的
populous 人口稠密的
blob 一滴，一团，一抹
Homo erectus 直立人
obsolete 废弃的，老式的
uncanny degree 神秘的，离奇的canny 精明的，谨慎的，节约的
confection of different substances 糖果，蜜饯，调制，精制工艺品
transistor 晶体管
intrigue n 阴谋，激起某人的兴趣
asexual species
extinct
lineage 血统，家系
draw upon the genetic innovation of the whole species 利用，总结
2013-09-23 (60min) Title: When ideas have sex Link: http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_ridley_when_ideas_have_sex.html; Matt Ridley: http://www.ted.com/speakers/matt_ridley.html;
Notes: bleak 阴冷的，荒凉的 unstoppable 无法停止的 inevitable 不可避免的 The desert was advancing by a mile or two a year. population explosion astonishingly in real terms 扣除物价原因，按实质计算 per capita 人均 prosperous 繁荣的 populous 人口稠密的 blob 一滴，一团，一抹 Homo erectus 直立人 obsolete 废弃的，老式的 uncanny degree 神秘的，离奇的canny 精明的，谨慎的，节约的 confection of different substances 糖果，蜜饯，调制，精制工艺品 transistor 晶体管 intrigue n 阴谋，激起某人的兴趣 asexual species extinct lineage 血统，家系 draw upon the genetic innovation of the whole species 利用，总结