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The Genius Myth

A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea

Helen Lewis

2025

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Anatomical diagram of a man's head with a landscape and shining sun where the brain would be.

What Does ‘Genius’ Really Mean?

Humans have long tried to understand a quicksilver quality that defies explanation.

by Helen Lewis via The Atlantic on August 14, 2025

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