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Why are there so many Chinese maths and music prodigies? Because Chinese mothers believe schoolwork and music practice come first, that an A-minus is a bad grade, that sleepovers, TV and computer games should never be allowed and that the only activities their children should be permitted to do are ones in which they can eventually win a medal – and that medal must be gold. But is it defensible to cajole and bully one's offspring to success? Isn't it better to be raising happy, rounded individuals rather than burnt-out brainboxes? Who's right and who's wrong?
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One of America's most influential columnists on the decline of America, at the Royal Institution, 13th June 2012
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American neuroscientist David Eagleman on the science of hatred and dehumanisation, RIBA, 24th May 2012
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