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Originally Posted by Seahawk
I had a Econ professor in college who explained the difference to me:
Smart is knowing the math, the data; Wisdom is knowing how to communicate what you think the data says. Then b willing to adjust.
He made a great living, and I helped in my limited way, in being a communications portal for really, really smart people to get their ideas heard and, more importantly, funded.
Edit: He has another Bon Mot I remember: Smart is knowing how to structure the experiment, wisdom is learning what the experiment really means.
I have not thought of this guy for a decade. What a smart and wise person he was.
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This could be an ongoing thread in itself. I have several influential teachers in mind.