Glenn Gould - Musical Genius

A 1962 quote is often used to summarize Gould's perspective on art: "The justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations. The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity."

Homer a Genius?

A new list of geniuses includes Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons and the greatest living cartoon non genius, Homer.

One is credited with dreaming up the technological innovation that has arguably done most to transform our lives in recent years; the other is behind a cartoon about a custard-hued family in middle America.

Yet both the worldwide web founder, Tim Berners-Lee, and the Simpsons creator, Matt Groening, are among the world's top 10 living geniuses, according to a report which ranks individuals according to their "genius factor".

It used a scoring system to assess contenders on how much their contribution had turned conventional thinking on its head, the popular acclaim they received, their intellectual power, their achievements and their cultural importance

Well Doh! Pass the Donuts.

The Top 10, some of whom I know. Drum roll for Google as I check them out.

1= Albert Hofmann (Swiss) chemist (genius factor 27)

1= Tim Berners-Lee (British) computer scientist (27)

3 George Soros (American) investor and philanthropist (25)

4 Matt Groening (American) satirist and animator (24)

5= Nelson Mandela (South African) politician and diplomat (23)

5= Frederick Sanger (British) chemist (23)

7= Dario Fo (Italian) writer & dramatist (22)

7= Stephen Hawking (British) physicist (22)

9= Oscar Niemeyer (Brazilian) architect (21)

9= Philip Glass (American) composer (21)

9= Grigory Perelman (Russian) mathematician (21)

Rubiks Cubes Suck

On YouTube there are very many incredible Rubiks Cube solving geniuses. The latest is a 3 year old Chinese girl solving it in in under two minutes, as featured in Boing Boing. Others include children solving 5 by 5 cubes. Still no animals or blind people as far as I can see.

This guy however sums it up for me.

Frustration release and post inspiration from A Welsh View.