Straight Talk with Hank Paulson

Episode 73: Walter Isaacson

Oct 18, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Storytelling Mentorship

  • Walter Isaacson's mentor, Walker Percy, influenced his storytelling.
  • Percy believed Louisiana produced two types of people: preachers and storytellers.
INSIGHT

Genius vs. Creativity

  • Innovation and creative thinking are more important than raw intelligence.
  • Curiosity and diverse interests fuel out-of-the-box thinking, as exemplified by Einstein.
ANECDOTE

Unsung Innovator

  • Jennifer Doudna, a relatively unknown innovator, pioneered gene editing with CRISPR.
  • This technology has the potential to revolutionize medicine, similar to the microchip's impact.
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