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David Shenk is author, most recently, of The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ, which was just shortlisted for the Bristol Festival's 2011 Best Book of Ideas.

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The Myth of Innate Genius

From Michael Jordan playing JV to Mozart's dismal early compositions to Usain Bolt's so-called sprinting gene, David Shenk says that geniuses are made not born—and asks why we still believe in the myth.

David Shenk | Published May 13, 2011

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