This week’s Press Release Headline of the Week appears in a press release issued by Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia: Research by Longwood professor finds no support for “evil genius” theory Here is a photograph of the professor standing next to a statue of a former President of the United States of America: BONUS […]
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Mr. Hinkley’s universe
Mr. Robert Hinkley sent us a letter. In the spirit of exploration, we searched the universe (or a portion thereof) and discovered copies of similar letters. One was published recently in The Daily Review, in Mr. Hinkley’s home town, Towanda, Pennsylvania, USA. Gene Weingarten of the Washington Post received a similar letter from Mr. Hinkley […]
Early strokes of genius
Psychologists still grind away (sometimes at each other) at explaining what genius is, and where it comes from. The effort, now weary and tendentious, was exciting in its earlier days. In 1920, Lewis Terman and Jessie Chase of Stanford University published a report called The Psychology, Biology and Pedagogy of Genius, summarising all the important […]
Portfolio of a Genius—Another look
It’s been five years since we glanced at the epic Portfolio of a Genius. The portfoliast and genius, James E. Shepherd, has managed to add some new items, one of which is a photo of his MENSA membership card (see below). The card is due to expire on March 31, 2009. The portfolio, which Mr. […]