Notes:
aboriginal 土著的，原始的
quarry 猎物，来源，挖掘
stingray 黄貂鱼
cut off from sth
throw it into reverse
plonk n. 拨琴弦的动作或声音；一记重击；vt. 用力丢下或放下；
straight 海峡
assembly line 装配线
literally
graphite 石墨
With language we have to transfer ideas that we understand with each other.
What is relevant to a society is how well people are communicating their ideas, and how well they're cooperating, not how clever the individuals are.
interchange （两人等）交换
incremental 增加的，增值的
crowd source 众包
bottom-up world 自上而下的世界
elite 精英
2013-09-26 (55min) 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;
Where do ideas come from? (5 talks): http://www.ted.com/playlists/20/where_do_ideas_come_from.html;
Notes: aboriginal 土著的，原始的 quarry 猎物，来源，挖掘 stingray 黄貂鱼 cut off from sth throw it into reverse plonk n. 拨琴弦的动作或声音；一记重击；vt. 用力丢下或放下； straight 海峡 assembly line 装配线 literally graphite 石墨 With language we have to transfer ideas that we understand with each other. What is relevant to a society is how well people are communicating their ideas, and how well they're cooperating, not how clever the individuals are. interchange （两人等）交换 incremental 增加的，增值的 crowd source 众包 bottom-up world 自上而下的世界 elite 精英