The Cultural Legacy of Rice Agriculture and Its Impact on Mathematics Achievement

Outliers -- Malcolm Gladwell
19/08/2025 9 min Temporada 8 Episodio 1

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How the history, structure, and demands of traditional rice farming in East Asia have shaped cultures of persistence, effort, and approaches to learning—directly influencing extraordinary achievement in mathematics among East Asian societies.

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