In his latest Takimag piece, the good doctor reflects on the topic of human stupidity after reading an interesting French book on the subject.

Stupidity is like measles in the old days: Everyone has to go through it. But there is no possible immunization against stupidity. If anything, its prevalence seems to have risen with tertiary education and yet further with the so-called social media. Artificial intelligence will boost it to new heights, or depths.