Rationally Speaking #213 - Dean Simonton on "The causes of scientific and artistic genius"
Rationally Speaking Podcast · NYC Skeptics
July 22, 20181h 6m
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Show Notes
This episode features Professor Dean Simonton, who has spent his life quantitatively studying geniuses, from Einstein to Mozart. Dean and Julia discuss his views on whether IQ is important, whether some innovations are "in the air" at given points in history, whether the "10,000 hours = mastery" theory promoted by Malcolm Gladwell is accurate, and more.