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Oct 2020
10m 49s

Intelligence with Stephen Fry

HEIGHTS
About this episode

Stephen Fry is regarded as one of the UK's brightest brains. He's a prolific writer and actor who can apply his shrewd analysis and razor-sharp wit to just about any subject. So how does he keep his mind curious? 

On today's Braincare Podcast, Stephen shares his thoughts on intelligence of every shade - cognitive, mathematical, poetic - down to the very tautology of the word, and where he falls on the nature-nurture divide. 

We talk about:

  • Whether upbringing shapes our future intelligence 
  • The difference between intelligence and wisdom
  • The privilege of not-knowing and the Dunning–Kruger effect
  • How our attitude to learning can impact our intelligence
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