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Monday, 1 December 2014

Explaining why modernity is so aggressive against genius

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http://iqpersonalitygenius.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/why-are-modern-conditions-so-hostile-to.html
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Posted by Bruce Charlton at Monday, December 01, 2014
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