Thinking Digital Conference's video: Matt Ridley - When Ideas Have Sex

Matt Ridley's non-fiction books on science, technology, society and economics, have sold over a million copies and been translated into 30 languages. He first rose to fame as the author of The Red Queen: Sex & the Evolution of Human Nature. His latest book, The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves, won the Friedrich Hayek prize. Notably the book sparked a remarkable debate with Bill Gates via the pages of The Wall Street Journal. The Thinking Digital Conference is an annual gathering of creatives, innovators, businesspeople, entrepreneurs and techies. Each May, hundreds of Thinkers gather in Newcastle over 2 days to explore and celebrate the ideas and innovations that are changing our world. --- THINKING DIGITAL Latest news: https://thinkingdigital.co.uk Follow: http://twitter.com/thinkingdigital Like: http://facebook.com/thinkingdigital