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Rationally Speaking #213 - Dean Simonton on "The causes of scientific and artistic genius"
Rationally Speaking #213 - Dean Simonton on "The causes of scientific and artistic genius"
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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Jul 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
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.
Released:
Jul 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Rationally Speaking #10 - Nonsense on Stilts: A conversation about Massimo's book: "Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk." Plus Massimo and Julia's picks: philosophypathways.com/questions and "Historians' Fallacies : Toward a Logic of Historical Thought " by Rationally Speaking Podcast