For example, if we'd had TEDxParis 350 years ago, we would have talked about the military innovation of the day -- the massive Vauban-style fortifications -- and we could have predicted a period of stability in the world or in Europe.
打个比方 假如我们在三百五十年前 开这个TED巴黎会 我们可能会谈大规模沃邦式防御堡垒 这样的军事创新 我们由此预测 世界或欧洲会有一段和平时期