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Letter: A broader perspective on annoying teenagers

Published 23 October 2019

From Ben Haller, Ithaca, New York, US

Dean Burnett says “far from being a constant annoyance, teenagers may be the reason humanity is as smart and successful as it is” (14 September, p 56). Can't they be both?

Issue no. 3253 published 26 October 2019

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