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Four Marks of Lasting Genius

Ted Harro | Posted 05.07.2013 | Business
Ted Harro

We know the black bear Yellow Yellow was a genius. What will only become clear with time is whether she was more than a genius. Was she also a teacher?

W. D. (Bill) Hamilton -- A Case of Life-long Creativity

Ullica Segerstrale | Posted 04.09.2013 | College
Ullica Segerstrale

Identifying and nurturing unusual scientific talent is an important challenge for educators. What is being done today to ensure that great creative potential is given a chance? Are there enough avenues available for self-directed creative individuals, much needed in science?

Genius Cocoa Brownies

Food52 | Posted 05.07.2013 | Taste
Food52

A genius brownie has been tricky to pin down -- until now.

The Best Minds of Our Generation, and Keeping Them Alive

Tanene Allison | Posted 04.23.2013 | Healthy Living
Tanene Allison

"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness ... Visions! omens! hallucinations! miracles! ecstasies! gone down the American river! ......

3-Year-Old Genius Becomes One Of Mensa's Youngest Members

The Huffington Post | Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 01.31.2013 | Parents

Dubbed one of the world's smartest toddlers, 3-year-old Sherwyn Sarabi is making waves in his native England with his intelligence. Sherwyn report...

Rehearse, Rewrite, Rehearse, Rewrite...

Nick Kolakowski | Posted 02.08.2013 | Books
Nick Kolakowski

An intellectual always wants to craft a clear and truthful work, one that presents their ideas in the best possible light, even if it means endless revamps and tweaks.

Einstein's Unusual Brain May Help Explain His Genius

Dominique Mosbergen | Posted 11.19.2012 | Science

Called the "embodiment of pure intellect," Albert Einstein has long been considered one of the most brilliant men who ever lived. During his life and ...

SIC Video Interview Stanley Hainsworth, Creative Genius

David Shing | Posted 11.01.2012 | Technology
David Shing

Stanley Hainsworth's name is often used synonymously with "creative" and "genius." Responsible for building three of the worlds best brands, Starbuck...

The Secret of the Third Sentence

Jeff Klima | Posted 12.17.2012 | Comedy
Jeff Klima

A lot of would-be writers are always asking me what the secret is to writing good, compelling articles. Well, I normally keep the answer as a sort of proprietary secret, but because you seem like a good egg, I'll tell you. Make sure that every third sentence you write is f***ing awesome!

Censored: Penis Is a Bad Word

Stacey Honowitz | Posted 10.08.2012 | Crime
Stacey Honowitz

It is hard to believe that we still bury our heads in the sand when it comes to discussing private parts and their real names. Those of us who are in the business are fully aware that sex crimes know no boundaries.

Your Genius Zone Is Nearby

Michael Meade, D.H.L. | Posted 08.19.2012 | Healthy Living
Michael Meade, D.H.L.

The "genius zone" is always nearby, partly because it is inside each person. The trouble is that the doorway to it is a moving target. When the door does open, it is often because the heart and mind have become connected

The Trouble With Genius

Michael Meade, D.H.L. | Posted 08.04.2012 | Home
Michael Meade, D.H.L.

More than raw talent or simple ability, genius gives a person their unique way of viewing the world. The inner genius holds the keys to understanding the innate style and implicit purpose set within each life.

You Already Won the Lottery

Michael Meade, D.H.L. | Posted 07.14.2012 | Home
Michael Meade, D.H.L.

Rich or poor, lucky in life or oppressed by it, we each must eventually accept the lot we were given and play the hand we have been dealt or else be but a pawn in a game where others determine the outcome for us.

How Creativity Connects with Immorality

| Posted 08.27.2012 | Arts

In the mid 1990's, Apple Computers was a dying company.Ā  Microsoft's Windows operating system was overwhelmingly favored by consumers, and Apple's at...

Can 'Genius' Be Detected In Infancy?

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 06.16.2012 | Science
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

According to the Daily Mail, 4-year-old Heidi Hankins "has an IQ of 159 -- only one point below Albert Einstein's -- and has become one of the youngest members of Mensa." Heidi's case raises an intriguing question: can high intelligence accurately be detected this young?

Nir Hod, the Artist Behind the Genius Children, Unveils Mother

Annie Fabricant | Posted 05.27.2012 | Arts
Annie Fabricant

This Wednesday 28th at Paul Kasmin the 41 year old Israeli-born artist will present his new body of work, entitled Mother. A series of ten large paintings, they reference the famously heart-wrenching Holocaust photograph of Nazi soldiers clearing out the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943.

Geniuses Are Made, Not Born

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 08.03.2012 | Science
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

If there's anything we've learned from over 25 years of twin and adoption studies virtually every single psychological trait -- from IQ to persistence to artistic ability to schizophrenia to autism to marital status to television viewing -- is heritable.

Can You Really Unlock Your "Inner Genius"?

Bill Donius | Posted 01.31.2013 | GPS for the Soul
Bill Donius

Is tapping into your right brain the equivalent of tapping into your "inner genius"?

JOIN THE DEBATE: Are Geniuses Born, Or Made?

Posted 04.04.2012 | Science

Do genes make the genius? Or is it really true that practice is what puts people in Carnegie Hall? Some argue that the the seeds of genius are plan...

Are Experts Born or Made?

David Z. Hambrick | Posted 05.01.2012 | Science
David Z. Hambrick

Experts are born because people come into the world differing in ways that turn out to matter for real-world achievement. But experts are made because there is no getting around the necessity of a long period of practice and training for reaching a high level of performance.

Boy Genius' Book Reveals Life In College At Age 8

AP | JOHN ROGERS | Posted 04.16.2012 | Home

LOS ANGELES — The one thing 14-year-old Moshe Kai Cavalin dislikes is being called a genius. All he did, after all, was enroll in college at ag...

The Creative Value of Stupidity

Brian D. Cohen | Posted 04.07.2012 | Arts
Brian D. Cohen

Evolutionary biologist Mark Pagel concluded that we humans just might be infinitely stupid. That might explain what's special, even most hopeful about us.

Creativity: A Pathway to Peace

Heather McCloskey Beck | Posted 03.26.2012 | Healthy Living
Heather McCloskey Beck

Laced throughout the history of cultures inhabiting our planet, humanity has repeatedly expressed an ardent and personal yearning for peace within our world. However, this soulful ideation offers cause for deeper reflection.

Lisa Randall: Mozart, Newton and You?

Lisa Randall | Posted 05.08.2013 | Science
Lisa Randall

Creativity is essential to particle physics, cosmology, mathematics, and to other fields of science, just as it is to its more widely acknowledged beneficiaries -- the arts and humanities.

Why Leonardo Thought He Wasn't Good Enough

Christina Patterson | Posted 01.14.2012 | Arts
Christina Patterson

You'd have thought that someone who seemed to spend most of his time looking for excuses not to paint, and who finished only about 15 paintings in his whole lifetime, might not be all that good at it. But you would, of course, be wrong.