Modern educational systems often prioritize standardized testing and conformity over fostering creativity and independent thought. This may suppress the emergence of geniuses who think differently. Furthermore, the rising cost of education and student debt may push talented individuals toward safer, high-paying careers rather than risky, innovative... See more

“The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads,” a former math whiz at Facebook recently lamented.

Today’s Michelangelo is Christopher Nolan.

Today’s Da Vinci is Elon Musk.

Today’s Newton is Geoffrey Hinton.

For me, the primary reason why people don’t find geniuses today is because they look at past geniuses and extrapolate to the present to compare. But past geniuses were in specific fields, and it gets harder and harder to innovate in them!... See more

Say that Beethoven was the greatest musician of all time. Why has there been no one better in the last ~200 years - despite a vastly larger world population, highly democratized technology for writing and producing music, and a higher share of the population with education, basic nutrition, and other preconditions for becoming a great musician? In... See more