Homer, Leonardo da Vinci, Shakespeare, Mozart, and Tolstoy; Galileo, Newton, Darwin, Curie, and Einstein. What do these world-famous figures in the arts and sciences have in common?--apart from the ...

In his introduction, Joseph Epstein offers a broad definition of literary genius: “Timelessness, grandeur of vision, originality of outlook—all these in concert and worked at a high power comprise ...

They have the same brains as other people, they just use them differently. From brutal honesty to unusual medical conditions, here are 25 Surprising Traits That Define Genius Grab your copy of What ...

'Project Einstein' aims to identify the genotypes of prominent mathematicians (Nature 502, 602–603; 2013), but it needs to be underpinned by an accurate definition of the mathematical-genius phenotype ...

I dentifying genius is a dicey venture. Consider, for example, this ranking of “The Top 10 Geniuses” I recently stumbled across on Listverse.com. From first to last place, here are the honorees: ...