The term "genius" has been thrown around a lot in recent times. People are culinary geniuses, or technology geniuses, or instrumental geniuses. But how have geniuses come to congregate over history? Have we nurtured a world where more geniuses exist? Author Eric Weiner investigates this theory by visiting and researching cities known throughout history for their accumulation of intelligence. Dating all the way back to Athens and jumping forward to Silicon Valley, Weiner attempts to discover the connection between geniuses then and geniuses now. West Lafayette Public Library Director Nick Schenkel has a review.
Book Review: The Geography of Genius
