In this chapter, they have a conversation with a little girl who shows them her pet chicken, talks about her paintings, and shows them her playroom full of incredible creations including a robot vehicle made out of wood and spare electronic parts.
In this show you'll hear the first episode of a documentary series I made for Himalaya, an audio service devoted to inspirational and educational content that asked me if I had any ideas for a book that I had yet to pursue, and sure enough, I did. The series is all about the difficulty of defining the word "genius," and out of that launching point it goes deep into the science of human potential and the history of the both the word and all the ideas we have attempted to understand and express when using it.
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Exploring Genius Audio Documentary