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An old Chinese proverb says, ‘After three days without reading, talk becomes flavourless.’ In essence, the constant pursuit of knowledge helps us stay in touch with the world, introduces us to new and interesting ideas, and makes us good company to keep.

Yet the older we get the more likely we are to stop learning altogether. ‘We shift from being “learners” to being “knowers”,’ says Dr Matthew D Lieberman, an authority on the subject of social cognitive neuroscience. ‘And being someone who “knows”