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Immanuel Kant, who coined the term genius in the 1700s, defined it as the rare capacity to independently understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person. Since then, the spectrum of abilities that we call genius has widened, but pivotal questions remain: What exactly is genius? Where do the remarkable abilities of genius come from? Is genius something that lives within all of us, or is it a categorically different way of seeing the world that is bestowed upon only a few? With the emergence of new imaging technologies and a fundamental shift in the understanding of how information is spread through our brains, we’re beginning to find some answers. We joined neuroscientists, psychologists, renowned thinkers, and special performers as they untangled the complicated nature of genius, creativity, and exceptionality. This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, made possible with support from the John Templeton Foundation.Learn More
TOPICS: Art & Science, Mind & Brain
TAGS: 2011, Beautiful Minds, complicated nature of genius, creativity, Dean Keith Simonton, exceptionality, full program, genius, Julie Taymor, neuroscientists, New York, New York City, NYC, performers, Philip Glass, Psychologists, r. douglas fields, Rex Jung, science of genius, The Enigma of Genius, understand concepts, understanding of how information is spread, What Is Genius
PLAYLISTS: Big Ideas
Video Duration: 01:30:32
Original Program Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
Immanuel Kant, who coined the term genius in the 1700s, defined it as the rare capacity to independently understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person. Since then, the spectrum of abilities that we call genius has widened, but pivotal questions remain: What exactly is genius? Where do the remarkable abilities of genius come from? Is genius something that lives within all of us, or is it a categorically different way of seeing the world that is bestowed upon only a few? With the emergence of new imaging technologies and a fundamental shift in the understanding of how information is spread through our brains, we’re beginning to find some answers. We joined neuroscientists, psychologists, renowned thinkers, and special performers as they untangled the complicated nature of genius, creativity, and exceptionality. This program is part of the Big Ideas Series, made possible with support from the John Templeton Foundation.Learn More
TOPICS: Art & Science, Biology & Origins of Life, Earth & Environment, Mind & Brain, Physics & Math, Science in Society, Science Unplugged, Space & The Cosmos, Technology & Engineering, Your Daily Equation, Youth & Education
TAGS: 2011, Beautiful Minds, complicated nature of genius, creativity, Dean Keith Simonton, exceptionality, full program, genius, Julie Taymor, neuroscientists, New York, New York City, NYC, performers, Philip Glass, Psychologists, r. douglas fields, Rex Jung, science of genius, The Enigma of Genius, understand concepts, understanding of how information is spread, What Is Genius, 2011, Beautiful Minds, complicated nature of genius, creativity, Dean Keith Simonton, exceptionality, full program, genius, Julie Taymor, neuroscientists, New York, New York City, NYC, performers, Philip Glass, Psychologists, r. douglas fields, Rex Jung, science of genius, The Enigma of Genius, understand concepts, understanding of how information is spread, What Is Genius
PLAYLISTS: Big Ideas
Video Duration: 01:30:32
Original Program Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
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