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West Point admissions, spelling bees, the ability to keep going after failure, talent vs. hard work. This and more in today's episode.

We're back! The men provide a life update from the past few months and introduce the new book, "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth

The bald men wrap up Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell!

On this episode, the men discuss education in America and how our culture might be working against our kids.

Today the men discuss the lingual advantage that Chinese has over English when it relates to math.

On this installment the men talk about who is responsible for understanding during communication. Is it the communicator or the one being communicated too? It may depend on your culture.

On this episode the men explore the concept of a "Culture of Honor" and how the cultures that existed hundreds of years ago still hold influence over cultures and individuals today.

Who is Joe Flom? On this episode the baldies discuss how bad circumstances can turn into a good situation in the long run.

In this episode, the men discuss the problems with being a genius and how it doesn't always translate into what people may think of as conventional success.

Is being a genius all it's cracked up to be? How important is IQ? What's your take on Affirmative Action? The men struggle mightily with these questions on today's episode.