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Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind by iandev on Friday November 23, 2018 @09:43PM (#18520158)
The title is a bit sensational. The bigger picture is in the first paragraph.

> However, it was not the case that university broadened minds. Rather, work seemed to narrow them.

Basically, going to university doesn't make your mind broader, but not going to university does result in a narrower mind.

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Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind by unknownkadath on Friday November 23, 2018 @11:14PM (#18520414)
I would advise reading the paper, if possible. It seems that this is the Economist's hot take from reading a few of the figures rather than the authors' conclusions.
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Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind by shanghaiaway on Friday November 23, 2018 @09:45PM (#18520169)
Wrong. You're misreading
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Re:Going to university does not broaden the mind by iandev on Friday November 23, 2018 @09:54PM (#18520190)
> those who had chosen the vocational route showed marked drops in interest in tasks that are investigative and enterprising in nature.

Am I incorrect to think that this is narrowing of the vocational route?

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