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Why We Need More Useless Knowledge
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Beth Comstock
Shantha Mohan
Shantha Mohan
Jul 25, 2017 · 1 min read

Beth, excellent piece! Parallels Frans Johansson’s Medici Effect, except he didn’t call it useless knowledge but rather knowledge about many things, and diversity in all aspects of life brings about intersection of ideas, concepts and culture. Which then leads to great innovations.

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