32 min . Jan 8, 2025 . Humanities    Philosophy

For a transcript of this episode, click here (https://sites.mit.edu/compass/files/2025/06/Genius-Podcast-Transcript.pdf).

This episode explores the question ”What makes a genius and why does it matter?” with insights from MIT professors of music, math, physics, and history of science. 

Featuring: Emily Richmond Pollock, Professor of Music (host); Larry Guth, Professor of Mathematics; and, David Kaiser, Professor of Physics and History of Science (STS). 

This podcast was created as part of the MIT Compass Initiative, 21.01: “Love, Death, and Taxes.” For more information about Compass check out ⁠compass.mit.edu⁠. 

This podcast was recorded at the MIT AV Studios, and produced by Adina Karp.