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The number of people undergoing higher education is increasing, but are we getting smarter? More and more jobs in companies and authorities are held by people who deal with thinking work, but are the organizations getting smarter? These are questions that come up in this week's Hotspot where we talk about the concept of functional stupidity. Guest in the program is Mats Alvesson, organizational researcher and professor of business administration and author of "The Paradox of Stupidity". Hotspot is a conversation program about Christian faith, culture and society. The presenter is Marco Strömberg. The program is produced by Sverigekanalen and Världen today. Reading tips: "The paradox of stupidity - the advantages and pitfalls of functional stupidity", Mats Alvesson and André Spicer (Fri thought) "Combating stupidity - functioning activities and meaningful work", Mats Alvesson and Stella Cizinsky (Free thought) "The triumph of emptiness - About grandiosity, illusion number and zero sum game", Mats Alvesson (Atlas) Do you want to help us make more programs? Please support our work by sending a gift to: 123 396 94 17 Listen to the program as a podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Try the World today for one month for free: https://prova. varldenidag.se