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Rob Rinder

The cachet of elite degrees is absurd — genius is found on every street

Rob Rinder. Evening Standard byline photo. (Picture: NATASHA PSZENICKI)

I’ve got a fairly random buffet of talents: I can cross-examine war criminals, dance a fabulous cha-cha, and make a packet of Monster Munch disappear in less than 10 seconds (one day I’ll do all three at once). I can speak decent French and Russian, conduct a medium-sized orchestra and know who won every Olympic figure skating event since the Seventies.

But that random grab-bag of skills doesn’t give you the whole story.

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