Horizon. [Series 46, Episode 13], What makes a genius? /

Had you been alive at the time, could you have come up with Einstein's Theory of Relativity? If not - why not? Are an elite few born to be geniuses, or does genius reside in each and every one of us? Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy has been asking these questions all his life. He is pretty certa...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Walker, Dan (Television producer and director) (Director, Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2010.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Genius. Intellect. Gifted persons > Case studies. Génie (Aptitude) Intelligence. Surdoués > Études de cas. Genius Gifted persons Intellect Case studies Educational television programs Educational television programs. Émissions éducatives télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Had you been alive at the time, could you have come up with Einstein's Theory of Relativity? If not - why not? Are an elite few born to be geniuses, or does genius reside in each and every one of us? Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy has been asking these questions all his life. He is pretty certain that anyone could be a maths expert. But do we all have genius lurking within us? Marcus is not too sure ... so wants to ask the experts. On his journey, Marcus looks at patterns of connectivity in the human brain, meets a real genius and discovers a scientist who is electrically turbo-charging brains.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed March 19, 2019).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (52 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:51:32