We discuss the recent Blocked & Reported interview of writer Freddie deBoer on his book "The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice." https://barpodcast.fireside.fm/22Vaci, N., Edelsbrunner, P., Stern, E., Neubauer, A., Bilalić, M., & Grabner, R. H. (2019). The joint influence of intelligence and practice on skill development throughout the life span. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(37), 18363-18369. https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/116/37/18363.full.pdf