Why Cultures of Genius Are Bad for All of Us
In Western culture, we tend to worship genius. We paper our dorm rooms with posters of Einstein, we propel Walter Isaacson biographies to bestseller status, and we pile funding onto every Ivy League.
In Western culture, we tend to worship genius. We paper our dorm rooms with posters of Einstein, we propel Walter Isaacson biographies to bestseller status, and we pile funding onto every Ivy League.
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