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David Shenk a former fellow at the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center at Columbia University, he has written for Harper's Wired, Salon, The New Republic, The Washington Post, and The New Yorker, and is an occasional commentator for NPR's "All Things Considered". He lives in Brooklyn, New York. vis mere (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's [2004 TV episode] (2003) — Original book — 17 eksemplarer
Spy Magazine: December 1995 (By George, He's Guilty!) (1995) — Bidragyder — 2 eksemplarer
SPY Magazine: April 1996 (Stooges Rule '96) (1996) — Bidragyder — 2 eksemplarer
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Kanonisk navn
Shenk, David
Fødselsdato
1966
Køn
male
Nationalitet
USA
Bopæl
New York, New York, USA
Erhverv
media scholar
Organisationer
Freedom Forum (fellow)

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This is a very interesting and extremely encouraging book which postulates that genius is not something that only a select few people are born with, but rather something that is within us all. The closing sentence sums up the book perfectly : "Everything shapes us and everything can be shaped by us. The genius in all of us is our built-in ability to improve ourselves and our world."
If you don't believe this, well then, you need to pick up this book...
 
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kevinkevbo | 15 andre anmeldelser | Jul 14, 2023 |
Honestly, I think the author wrote this book as a reaction to being told he wasn’t good at something. Unless, you’re been living under a rock, you are probably aware of the role of epigenetics, nature, minute, and practice in developing abilities. So nothing new.

Not likely to recommend
 
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pacbox | 15 andre anmeldelser | Jul 9, 2022 |
This book surprised me. I was still sold on the old "you are born with it or you're not" theory. Based on what I've been people who've recovered from accidents or severe illness so, it makes more sense. I don't think I ever would have understood it if I hadn't been watching SciShow on YouTube. I particularly recommended the episode on Epigenetics, which is where I first heard the word. I also recommend this book.
 
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nab6215 | 15 andre anmeldelser | Jan 18, 2022 |
A must read for all chess lovers and for those who used to play in their youth . . . . My parents played because, well, what else was there to do when you have a new baby and don't have much money.
They taught me young and eventually I figured out how to win. My dad even had a few chess books. At middle school I taught most of the boys in the free period at the end of the school day how to play. I thought I was good. I thought I was the thing. Then I went to a USCF round robin in north Jersey. I found that I was a "D" player and I pretty much stayed a D player, even though I beat almost everyone I played at school. Then I met my (ex)husband. I said I was good. Then I learned what good was. He tried to teach me, but I didn't put the time in needed to become a better player. Almost thirty years have passed, our grown kids play (one beats me), he is Master, and me . . . I read about chess history. This book was a walk down memory lane and a look at an excellent game of chess.… (mere)
 
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nab6215 | 16 andre anmeldelser | Jan 18, 2022 |

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Medlemmer
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ISBN
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Sprog
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