Intellectual Arrogance

Intellectual ArroganceTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 166, Segment 5

Oct 27, 2015 • 11m

Guest: Wade Rowatt, PhD, Psychology Professor at Baylor University Nobody likes a know-it-all, except maybe when that person’s the ringer on your Trivia Night team. Generally, we consider humility better than arrogance. Is one universally good and the other bad?

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