The knowledge of how to make the simplest objects in our world does not exist inside human heads.

It exists between and among human heads.

Ideas themselves as being reproductive.

Ideas having sex is the phrase that I may be remembered for.

The other problem with money that we've got today is the intrusion of government into owning the money.

Reality itself is perhaps language-like.

And it shows that trade may be a lot older than language.

I made my decision to not get the jab purely on the heuristic that if the product is free then you are the product

India went from famine to over abundance in a few years almost entirely because of that one gene

it's the most extraordinary story and by the way I think ball out probably saved more lives than

any other human being on the planet wow amazing I mean. I mean, my book is not about human beings.

At one point, I say, look, boring brown African apes are not nearly as interesting as beautiful blue birds.

Good doc and share that one.

That's so funny.

You guys that are into evolutionary biology seem least interested in...

Yeah, exactly.

You know, we're just yet another mammal, really.

Matt Redley, you were the first Zoom interview I've done in quite some time, actually.

We've been doing all these recordings in person, but I could not say no to an opportunity to talk to you.

You've been a prolific author.

I was just telling you offline that I first was introduced to your work through your book, The Rational Optimist,

which is an excellent piece of work.

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