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The real genius in the Nobel Prize-winning discovery is not who you think it is.

Rags, riches, and fame in mathematics.

What if our ancient relatives did “human” better?

For these scientists, success and fame did not come in equal measure.

Why it’s time to retire the concept of genius.

Why it’s time to retire the concept of genius.

Genetic engineering will one day create the smartest humans who have ever lived.

Composer Edward Elgar still has cryptographers playing his tune.

Adapting to the urban jungle has made Rocky smarter.

What the Bard can teach science about language and the limits of the human mind.

Stanley Kubrick and Johannes Vermeer try to see eye-to-eye.

Where we part ways with our ape cousins.