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Mads Friis
#98: Dr. Dean Keith Simonton PhD - Exploring Human Intelligence and What Makes a Genius
47 minutes Posted Dec 28, 2021 at 8:54 am.
What is a genius?
When do you manifest genius and the types of intelligences
Recognizing genius
What can we learn from geniuses
How to live a meaningful life
Dean’s message to his younger self
The main difference between Dean and other people who didn’t achieve as much
The main lesson from Dean’s book
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How do you define GENIUS? If you are thinking high IQ, you might be wrong
Dr. Dean Keith Simonton, my guest in this episode, has spent his entire life studying genius and what it takes to be one. Dean Simonton is distinguished professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis. With almost 600 publications under his belt and having written 14 books, he is an expert when it comes to understanding genius.
In this episode we discuss
👉 What is a genius and how do you define it
👉 How genius manifests itself and at what age
👉 Types of intelligences
👉 What can the rest of us learn from geniuses
👉 How to live a meaningful life according to Dean
👉 And so much more!
You don’t want to miss this episode as it will help you better understand intelligence.
KEYNOTES
Connect with Dr. Dean Keith Simonton
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dean.simonton
Resources
University website: https://psychology.ucdavis.edu/people/fzsimon
Research citations: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=R70qDtIAAAAJ&hl=en
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