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Genius Requires Just the Right Mix

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the baking-genius-pie dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LiveScience has an interesting piece taking a look at how genius is rarely developed in a vacuum. From the article: 'The reality is that behind many scientific geniuses, there is at least one other genius, and often a number of them.' It takes much more than a genius pal or predecessor, however, to do great science, according to Simmons. Scientific advances emerge from social, economic and political conditions."

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  1. Genius? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "Scientific advances emerge from social, economic and political conditions."

    Social = Anonymous Cowards from slashdot.org
    Economic = Post-.com bust
    Political = Bush Administration

    Genius? Hopefully!