On Science Friday, we love to talk about ideas, especially ideas that have the power to shape the future. But there are plenty of <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/how-important-ideas-get-reawakened-with-david-byrne/" rel="noopener noreferrer">groundbreaking ideas</a> that almost don’t make it out of the lab or the art studio: ideas that are birthed but then fall into a deep slumber until, years later, they’re reawakened.Why this happens is the subject of the new book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18570/9780593655276" rel="noopener noreferrer">“Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They Wake Up,”</a> by David Bryne, artist, musician, and lead singer for Talking Heads. He joins Flora to explain.<a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sleeping-beauties-david-byrne-book-excerpt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read an excerpt from “Sleeping Beauties.”</a>Guest:David Byrne is an artist, musician, and the lead singer for Talking Heads.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/how-important-ideas-get-reawakened-with-david-byrne/" rel="noopener noreferrer">sciencefriday.com</a>.
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