Beautiful Minds: The Enigma of Genius

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Talent hits a target no one else can hit, Genius hits a target no one else can see.

The one thing I've realised is that focused practice does wonders. When I started obsessively painting, a weird thing started to happen. Whatever I saw, my brain started breaking in colour and strokes. I would see a cloud and in my head I would know the exact strokes it would require to get that on paper. But I was a teenager back then and I was obsessed. Every waking moment I was with my watercolors even though I was a horrible artist. Brain works in mysterious ways

i must say brian greene presentation by far is the best, whenever i see him as the host i watch the whole thing, he lets the guest finish his words and doesnt interrupt much, asks the right q's, make jokes when its appropriate and not very often which will make the whole thing a joke, and he cares about what the guest says and understands it and not just ask q and sits there to ask the next, and he discusses with the guest in respectful way what has been said when we all feel we need more clarification.

It is now 7 years later in 2022, and so much more has been discovered and learned, these topic deserves updated reviews. For instance, at approximately 1:22:20 where the Biologist makes the statement, (paraphrasing) "There's nothing that we can do about the genes we were born with..." we now know that with the study of Epigenetics, that statement is obviously false. I would love to hear the updated version of this along with most of the videos in this channel. It would be amazing to see the difference 7 years made and also proof in our lifetime that the authorities of any given topic are limited and are not always correct. (Which is why geniuses often create a paradigm shift)

Imagine what the world would be like if content like this had been on cable TV or radio all along.

Fantastic program. I love the fact that Julie Taymor opened with pulling her ideas from the threshold of dream and waking. The hypnopompic state is incredibly powerful tool/experience and has been used as an inspirational springboard for so much discovery throughout human history, yet it is so little (if ever) touched upon. The catch is that you have to be ready to capture it, before it disappears into the ether of the waking world.

Video + Comments = Great . It'll take me ( not a genius ) some time to let bits sink into my brain , then visit again , then let sink again etc . A shrine of knowledge , insights and creativity . Utterly inspiring .

Ok, so what do we have here: * neuroplasticity - practice new skills and your brain will rewire; * glial cells play a huge role * extraordinary focus on your goal leads to extraordinary achievement

The best yet. Brian is the BEST moderator in that he lets the conversation go where it may and yet he can ask the questions that spur the panel with his understanding into the areas that are relevant and yet fascinating to the broad audience, Three Cheers!

How isn't that this vid doesn't have 1 billion views... 55:55 This is for me completely new inside of what happens inside our brain: what actually separate us from other animals. Truly amazing what humans can achieve fallowing the scientific method fallowed by joing forces with other minds to achieve a greater goal This people really make me proud of my self and my kind. If only some day genious would not be as necessary and we all share our deep understanding of how the universe works 😌👏👏

Tesla was not included in the genius montage but it's not because he isn't recognized as one. The fact that so many people are leaving comments sharing their disappointment in his absence from the montage proves his genius is universally recognized and celebrated. Everyone knows that Tesla was undoubtedly a genius and they also know he wasn't recognized for being one until long after his death. The fight on his behalf has already been won but I'm sure he is still appreciating all your support in the afterlife

This way works for me better because I see patterns, colors, symbols, letters, numbers and they make words. Unfortunately I was diagnosed with about 12 different disabilities and I’ve had to work this hard as I possibly could on my life even though that I love school and I love learning. Thank you all your great amazing heroes for making this wonderful world work for me and being this imaginative beautiful piece of art. Especially string theory it’s real and it was absolutely gorgeous.💙 I was a child I was trying to get approval from my family and due to my disabilities my family always worried about me and I was trying to work as hard as possible so I never had to be a burden to them at the same time struggling with perfectionism because I didn’t think I could do the same thing as you or anybody else because of the disabilities. Religion played a big role in my household and because I was a child that you told me what to do I did it with no hands and butts along being brought up in like a military style household. My mother put me in as many sports and activities that she could think of to keep me out of trouble due to my siblings and found out that every single thing she put me in I did well that. And I just realize that I have a big heart and I care for a lot of things especially the world in the earth by Marriott and I just want to love and union.

Jung Ni, is a place to look for original creativity. INTJ, INFJ usually abstract people, often dismissed as dreamers or mad. many game changers are of these types.

I slept early and woke at about 1:30 am, intending to do some work...... I did not. I listened to every word of this and loved every second. What a great bunch!

Phillip Glass said the 3 things you need to be a genius are Technique, Independence & Stamina - He just described Lemmy from Motorhead.

Throughout history there are many people who can be classified as "genius" including many child prodigies. Some recent names include Alex Prior: (Russian-English) composer and conductor, Stephen Wiltshire: artist with a photographic memory with the nickname "human camera", Derek Paravicini the pianist with the nickname "human iPod", Kim Peek who has an incredible memory with an encyclopedia of facts and inspired the movie "Rain Man". Many of us learned to play piano and other music instruments but only a small percentage get to the point of creating their own music outside of Beethoven, Mozart and others' music. Even someone like Brian May from the Rock group Queen can be considered a genius. He had a prolific career in music as a songwriter & lead singer and later astrophysicist with a degree in Astronomy.

Genius is the ability to bring forth and connect with information within the subconscious at will. The deeper and broader the connection, the more potent the information produced.

The difference between a highly intelligent person and a genius - The highly intelligent person studies the rules that the genius creates!

8:40 -- if you want to skip the 'performers'