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270 - Defining Genius

You Are Not So Smart

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The Controversy of Genius and the Story of Two Nobel Prize Winners

The chapter discusses the exclusion of two boys from a study due to not having genius IQs, but later winning the Nobel Prize in physics. It explores the weaponized version of the IQ exam, controversy surrounding nature vs nurture on genius, and the definitions of intelligence and genius.

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