# In an op-ed, NYU Global Research Professor Ian Bremmer explains the importance of learning about other cultures

1 Faculty News January 11, 2016 ![Linkedin logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/Linkedin%20logo_3.jpg?itok=0sUCcqrV)>

Excerpt from [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mind-skills-gap-why-you-should-learn-cultures-ian-bremmer) -- "In short: learn cultures, not languages. Study other points of view. The more you know about different regions of the world, the better off you are. You’ll need it going forward."

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