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Darrin McMahon, “Deconstructing Genius” (Open Agenda, 2021)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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What to Do With Genie?

The book is about the debate over what to do with genius. The author says there's a kind of guilty conscience when people try to make science out of genius. He also argues that we should not treat great men like they are saints.

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