Social Studies: Less is more, subtle prejudice, and the height of power
Social Studies: Less is more, subtle prejudice, and the height of power By Kevin LewisUpdated April 20, 2021, 3:16 p.m. Email to a Friend Mister surgeon In a classic riddle, a father and son are in a car accident in which the father is killed and the son goes into surgery, but the surgeon says, âI canât operate â that boy is my son!â How is that so? A study out of Boston University found that only 30 percent of college students who hadnât heard the riddle before came up with the answer: The surgeon was the boyâs mother. The figure was especially striking because ...
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