1183: Astro Teller | How to Systematically Realize the Impossible
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Coming up next on the Jordan Harbinger Show. To be able to suspend your disbelief for a non stupid reason, to have a specific theory About the world. It's okay that you're probably wrong, but that makes it testable. The next step is how fast, how cheaply can you verify that you're wrong, get some evidence that you're wrong, so that we can put your idea to rest and move on to the next idea.
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