Category: Conversations on Genius

In this four-part Interview series, Lauren Summers, Senior Director of Lifelong Learning at the Yale Alumni Association, and Craig Wright engage in conversations with four experts from four *seemingly* disparate fields. The commonality they share? Each has occasion to cross paths with “genius” in their daily lives.

Episode 4: Genius, Money and Innovation w/ Roger McNamee – Philanthropist and Founder of Silverlake Partners and Elevation Partners

Episode 4: Genius, Money and Innovation w/ Roger McNamee – Philanthropist and Founder of Silverlake Partners and Elevation Partners

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Our final guest is Roger McNamee, a philanthropist and entrepreneur, who discusses money, career choices, and genius, as well as some of the personalities he has met along the way, including Mark Zuckerberg, Martha Stewart, and Jeff Bezos.

These interviews are taken from a new open course taught by Yale Emeritus Professor, Craig Wright, The Nature of Genius. If you’re curious to find out more about the topics discussed, we encourage you to enroll here: coursera.org/learn/-genius.

Episode 3: Prodigies and Genius w/ Dr. Eileen Jennings – Clinical Psychiatry Yale University

Episode 3: Prodigies and Genius w/ Dr. Eileen Jennings – Clinical Psychiatry Yale University

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In episode 3, our guest is Dr. Eileen Jennings, a clinical physiatrist, to hear her incisive opinion on young genius and prodigy, how to foster it, how it can be deterred, and the pros and cons of so called “gifted programs.” Do you really want your child to be a prodigy?

These interviews are taken from a new open course taught by Yale Emeritus Professor, Craig Wright, The Nature of Genius. If you’re curious to find out more about the topics discussed, we encourage you to enroll here: coursera.org/learn/-genius.

Episode 2: How can we judge and encourage the best young minds of today? w/Margit Dahl – Director of Admissions, Yale University

Episode 2: How can we judge and encourage the best young minds of today? w/Margit Dahl – Director of Admissions, Yale University

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In this episode, our guest is Yale College admissions director, Margit Dahl, discussing the near-impossible task of judging the best young minds of today.

These interviews are taken from a new open course taught by Yale Emeritus Professor, Craig Wright, The Nature of Genius. If you’re curious to find out more about the topics discussed, we encourage you to enroll here: coursera.org/learn/-genius.

Episode 1: Women, Genius and Gender and Inclusion more Broadly w/Meg Urry, Isreal Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy Yale University

Episode 1: Women, Genius and Gender and Inclusion more Broadly w/Meg Urry, Isreal Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy Yale University

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At the risk of being cliché, our conversations begin with a rocket scientist, Meg Urry, where we discuss women, genius and gender and inclusion more broadly.

These interviews are taken from a new open course taught by Yale Emeritus Professor, Craig Wright, The Nature of Genius. If you’re curious to find out more about the topics discussed, we encourage you to enroll here: coursera.org/learn/-genius.