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It took nature 100 million years to make the ape stand up and become Homo sapiens. It took us only 10,000 to make knowing obsolete.

Sugata Mitra

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Sugata Mitra
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 12
Computer Scientist
Physicist
Professor
Writer
Calcutta
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Homo
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Apes
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Obsolete
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Knowing
Sapiens

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