About
For centuries, we believed the Earth was flat, that the sun rotated around the Earth. These were absolute truths, until ... they weren't. Which of our accepted truths will fall apart in the years ahead? Financier-turned-philosopher Yannick Roudaut believes we're on the cusp of another historical reckoning -- and another renaissance.
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- TED
- Department
- TEDxNantes
- Speaker
- Yannick Roudaut
- Year
- 2013
- Level
- For everyone
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Economics, Philosophy
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- TED
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