Glass Box Podcast

Ep 158 — What Makes a Genius? | Approaching Zion pt. 6


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The weirdest chapter in Approaching Zion makes for a kinda’ weird A segment about intelligence and genius. We talk about the history of ranking intelligence and its influence on eugenics before discussing more modern conceptions of intelligence and genius from a nature AND nurture perspective. Then we get into Hugh Nibley’s eulogy of Donald Decker. It’s a standalone chapter, very different from every other chapter in Approaching Zion, and provides a wealth of interesting discussion, including why it was even included in the book to begin with. Then we wrap with happy news of Sweden hitting carbon emission targets ahead of schedule while boosting their economy.

 

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Show Notes: 

https://www.etymonline.com/word/genius

https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/10-child-prodigies.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Galton

https://archive.org/details/inquiriesintohu00galt/page/316/mode/2up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.222974/page/n5/mode/2up

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181994/

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/24831-grey-matter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_of_Albert_Einstein

 

Hedy Lamarr: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/snapshot/hedy-lamarr-golden-age-film-star-and-important-inventor

Sword of Laban: 

Approaching Zion, by Hugh Nibley 

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/a-midsummer-nights-dream/read/ 

“The Tempest” by William Shakespeare: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/the-tempest/read/ 

Happy News: https://www.dailyclimate.org/sweden-shows-how-to-slash-emissions-while-boosting-the-economy-2668966746.html 

 

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