Genius
What is the mark of a genius? We bandy around the G-word far too easily nowadays. Hypatia, Da Vinci, Newton, Ada Lovelace, Marie Curie, Einstein – these were geniuses. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma – each brilliant, but not a genius. To be a genius, you need two things: 1) To be far in advance of your peers, in knowledge or understanding; and 2) To bring new insights or perspectives that completely change our worldview. A genius brings enlightenment to darkness. Are there any modern-day geniuses? Perhaps Alan Turing, Rosalind Franklin, James Lovelock? Who is your favourite genius?
— Wayne Visser
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