Experts
David Shenk
Author
His book is called “The Genius in All of Us.” But do any men or women of brilliance hold special fascination for David Shenk? Read More
The sheer plasticity of the brain often contradicts our ideas about what we “can” or “can’t” do. Read More
There’s nothing wrong with intelligence tests, says David Shenk. It’s our misinterpretations of their results that foster a dangerous “myth of IQ.” Read More
“Fail better,” Beckett advised. David Shenk affirms that it’s not just persistence that produces brilliance—it’s persistence at a skill level beyond one’s own. Read More
Thanks to teaching methods such as the Suzuki school, “child prodigies” are more common than ever, yet most still peak early. How can parents help kids make the most of their gifts? Read More
The astonishing skills displayed by autistic savants are evidence not of the mystery and rarity of genius, but of the plasticity of the ordinary human mind. Read More
Genes and environment don’t determine different quantities of our success (or failure). Instead, they operate together in surprising and complex ways. Read More
A conversation with the author of “The Genius in All of Us.” Read More
About David Shenk
David Shenk is the national bestselling author of five previous books, including "The Forgetting," "Data Smog," and "The Immortal Game." He is a correspondent for TheAtlantic.com, and has contributed to National Geographic, Slate, The New York Times, Gourmet, Harper's, The New Yorker, NPR, and PBS. His new book, "The Genius in All of Us," will be published by Doubleday in March 2010.
"The Genius in All of Us"
DNA does not make us who we are. “Forget everything you think you know about genes, talent, and intelligence,” he writes. “In recent years, a mountain of scientific evidence has emerged suggesting a completely new paradigm: not talent scarcity, but latent talent abundance.”