The Genius Famine: Why We Need Geniuses, Why They're Dying Out, Why We Must Rescue Them

Geniuses are rare and exceptional people. The majority of the great ideas, discoveries, and inventions of human history—those that have allowed the development of civilization itself—were the products of geniuses.

What Makes a Genius?

A genius combines extremely high intelligence with an unworldly, intuitive personality. They seldom fit into normal society and often don’t want to. We shouldn’t want them to either, because it is their unusual and socially-difficult nature that drives them to come up with original ideas and solutions to otherwise unsolvable problems.

The Problem: A Modern Genius Famine

Modern society has been hit by a genius famine.

• There are ever-fewer geniuses, and to make matters worse:
• Modern society has become actively hostile to the few geniuses we still have.

What This Book Explores

The Genius Famine dives deep into:

• The nature of genius
• Why the genius famine has happened
• How this famine will lead to the decline of civilization
• What we can and should do to overcome it