You can only get as smart as the programs you decide to watch on the telly. Most people chose crap - so they stay stupid. But also most so called educational broadcasters like Discovery or History Channel are pretty dumb. Fancy computer graphics are no substitute for excellent researchers and writers.

If all librarians would look like her our libraries would be the busiest places in the universe. Sadly the reversal is true. Most bookworms are kinda ghastly …