
Genius is colorful
Lots of people with genius find it hard to stay in the lines. This is not because they don’t care about other people’s feelings.

How to write a book in a week
Writing a book is hard. Having it edited is even harder. Doing it all in a week is implausible, but not impossible!

Why can't work be fun?
Why can't work be fun? Science shows humans are more motivated by solving puzzles than they are by carrot-and-stick models.

Different but equal
The US wants to be a meritocracy, and part of that is believing that anyone can do anything. But then what do we mean by merit?

A Good Amount of Insanity
My chief beef with psychiatry is it only studies one end of the bell-curve, it doesn’t examine intellectual or artistic genius.

Futurists on AI automation
Brilliant article on finding meaning in a high-tech world. What do humans do when AI automates routine cognitive tasks?

Evolving ideas of intelligence
Real genius often looks anything but — we're evolving, our ideas of intelligence need to evolve too.

Our Policy: The Aptitude + Apprenticeship Model
We use an aptitude + apprenticeship model to promote talented people within their field of interest.