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Trial, error and the God complex

Tim Harford · TED

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About

Economics writer Tim Harford studies complex systems -- and finds a surprising link among the successful ones: they were built through trial and error. In this sparkling talk from TEDGlobal 2011, he asks us to embrace our randomness and start making better mistakes.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2011
Speaker
Tim Harford
Year
2011
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Business and management
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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