Malcolm Gladwell gave a nice lecture about genius at the New Yorker conference last month. I finally had a chance to listen to it this past weekend while driving. Gladwell talks about the vital importance of collaboration, stubbornness, and the 10,000 hours needed to obtain mastery. His more relative point is about the importance of educating our youth to be collaborators who are dedicated to the pursuit of mastery.
I do not, however, think Gladwell gave enough credit to Andrew Wiles, UK mathematician who proved Fermat's last theorem in 1995. Yes, he was dedicated, collaborated, and studied, in depth, the proofs (and attempts) of previous mathematicians to reach mastery of their work. But in the end, he still solved a simply stated very complex problem that had remained unsolved for over 300 years despite numerous attempts by brilliant minds. Referring to him as "not a genius" is a tad bit condescending in my opinion. But his overall message is one of importance and quite encouraging.
The lecture is quite good. Give it a listen or view if you find yourself so inclined.
Genius: 2012: newyorker.com
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