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Adults are put off when youngsters pose questions [Thought]

Martin Varsavsky ruminates

Why adults should pretend to omniscience before a five-year-old, I can’t for the life of me understand. What’s wrong with admitting that you don’t know? 

Author neilPosted on August 29, 2013Categories UncategorizedTags Answer, children, Martin Varsavsky, QuestionLeave a comment on Adults are put off when youngsters pose questions [Thought]

In praise of cynicism [Article]

It’s claimed that at the age of 44 our cynicism starts to grow. But being cynical isn’t necessarily a bad thing, argues Julian Baggini. It’s at the heart of great satire and, perhaps more importantly, leads us to question what is wrong with the world – and strive to make it better.

Author neilPosted on August 19, 2013Categories UncategorizedTags Cynic, Cynicism, Question, SatireLeave a comment on In praise of cynicism [Article]
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