Technological Transformation

Innovation is dying, and experts are to blame

May 22, 2017

Traditional Incandescent light bulbs are seen at an apartment in Munich August 31, 2009. "Incandescent bulbs will be phased out between September 2009 and September 2012," said a spokesman for the EU Presidency said in December 2008. European households could initially save up to 50 euros ($65) a year by switching to more efficient halogen, LED and fluorescent CFL lamps, with greater savings as costs for the more expensive but longer-lasting bulbs fall. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY BUSINESS ENERGY ENVIRONMENT) - RTR27A61

An analysis of Nobel Prize winners shows that the average age of winners has increased by five or six years per century. Image: REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Joshua Krook

Doctoral Candidate in Law, University of Adelaide

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