Genius is about more than being smart. Journalist and historian Walter Isaacson has written biographies of geniuses from Leonardo da Vinci to Steve Jobs … to Nobel Prize-winning  biochemist Jennifer Doudna. Isaacson, who’ll be speaking in Baltimore tomorrow, says he’s learned genius is more about curiosity … and the creativity that surrounds you. He says some cities are cradles of creativity, and Baltimore might be one. He plans to talk about those lessons:

“Here is how they became creative and here is how we can make ourselves think in more creative ways.” 

Links: Baltimore Speakers Series information

 

Genius is about more than being smart. Journalist and historian Walter Isaacson has written biographies of geniuses from Leonardo da Vinci to Steve Jobs &hellip; to Nobel Prize-winning&nbsp; biochemist Jennifer Doudna. Isaacson, who&rsquo;ll be speaking in Baltimore tomorrow, says he&rsquo;s learned genius is more about curiosity &hellip; and the creativity that surrounds you. He says some cities are cradles of creativity, and Baltimore might be one. He plans to talk about those lessons:
 &ldquo;Here is how they became creative and here is how we can make ourselves think in more creative ways.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Links: <a href="https://baltimorespeakers.org/">Baltimore Speakers Series information</a>
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