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Are Older People Wiser?
Season 3
Episode 27
Some perspectives on wisdom, from both psychological research and my Nana. It turns out that both reveal it's much more nuanced than saying "older people are wiser" – there are different types of wisdom, wisdom is positively correlated with personality traits and wisdom can even be learned.
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