Surprisingly narrow-minded in the approach to who is a genius, and whether it's even desirable to apply a formulaic approach to who qualifies. The danger of this is manifested in the course's over saturation with white, North, Westernized, over-50 male perspectives. This is probably due to the demographic of the likeable professor. A good guy, effective speaker, but seemingly reluctant to acknowledge that his approach to the course was a product of his environment.

I have taken online courses thru Coursera for close to 12 years. Many I have completed...some I haven't. However, there are only two completed courses that are my favourites: "Archaeology's Dirty Little Secrets" and "Learning to Learn." To this list I am adding "The Nature of Genius."

Professor Graig Wright both engages and informs so it is effortless to follow, understand, and unravel the mystery of genius. You will not be bored!

I did get behind in the course but that is the professor's fault. It was due to his recommended reading. How does one only read two chapters of "Narrative of the Life of Frederik Douglass." Written in 1845 he shares his life as a slave. Also two chapters of Angela Duckworth's book "Grit." She explains Grit as "working on something you care about so much that you are willing to stay loyal to it. It's doing what you love and staying in love." I was able to Google them without a fee and have read to completion.

Thank You Professor Wright, you've left me with a lot to think about.

Engaging information, well researched, eloquestly shared by professor Wright, good pace and testing system. There were some discrepancies between the course material and corect answers in tests. After a few faulty ones, I stopped clicking the wrong answer judt for receiving 100% on exams. They are many of them ~ 10, I might say. Thank you for the opportunity. I'll surely enter my creative space next time with a slighly different perspective and expectation.

I found this course fascinating. The ideas put forward were interesting and thought provoking. Cannot get on board with the idea of Kanye West as a genius but otherwise found the propositions put forward by Professor Wright to be interesting and definitely gave me food for thought. It also added a few books to my list and has given me a few people to go away and read more about.

Thanks for an entertaining and informative course.

As usual, Professor Wright has hit a home run with this course! Not only did he provide valuable factual information, but he stimulated thoughts and ideas through delving into controversial issues related to course topics. He skillfully handled this by allowing students to express their own thoughts as well.

An amazingly eye opening class that I will gladly recommend anyone should take. For our universe to function the best way it was designed, there must be synergy between human and economic capital.

A very well structured & presented course.

Thoroughly enjoyable.

Covers all aspects of the Genius category from Historical recognition to present day recognition of this entity.

Good research work across cultures and histories. It offers great insights on both the internal and external factors impacting on the development of geniuses.

Interesting stories and things to think about, but his more recent examples - Jobs, Bezos, Trump, Musk made me want to throw up/are outdated.

boring but promising maybe

Professor Wright has created one of my favourite courses currently on the Coursera platform. The course presents such a wide array of different people from different backgrounds, professions and concepts of what people perceive to be a "genius" and its definitions. The course is full of examples of points the professor makes, which shows the extent to which the material was researched in order to present it in engaging and informative ways. I highly recommend this course to anybody, regardless of background or professional interests, as there are nuggets of wisdom for anyone spread out throughout the lectures. I especially recommend it for those that like to have a wide variety of interests, passions and projects. Finally, what is there to lose if trying out such a great course is available to you completely for free?

It is a wonderful course! I thought I would learn some music history and some musicians or other genius' name in this class. However, it offers viewpoints and knowledge beyond history. It evoked lots of ideas and thoughts about the definition of genius, the features of genius, the relationship between genius and money and morality, and finally, the grand vision of cultivating genius.

The best thing of this course to offer is the stimulation of your intelligence.

the second best thing is to learn from the perspective of genius and maybe help us move forward our studies and career.

Thank you for the information and insights Dr Wright. Such a well put together course !

Now that I know that the nature of genius has no cookie cutter answer makes me admire genius even more. How were they so far seeing ? How did they do so much with what they had ?

As a mother and sometimes as a teacher, I have to then say that "perfect storm" could happen in anyones life and that one should "pamper ones own passion". Wonder if you agree !

Thanks once again.

I enjoyed the course I found calming, peaceful and informative. The surveys, tests and assignments were helpful. The focus on the USA and the West was understandable but it forced a version of the emergence of genius and what it might look like. I have recommended it to both of my adult children and was able to use the information on Leonardo da Vinci to enhance my granddaughter's view of him.

Professor Wright is an excellent instructor and I highly recommend both of his Coursera courses. In each case he presents material that has been developed for many years at Yale and it is clear that both topics are very dear to his heart. Also it is obvious that he loves teaching and believes in the MOOC concept.

If I could give 10 stars, I would. This course, I loved it! This is the first course I have not skipped one second, I have devoured it. Other courses tend to repeat and repeat and repeat, making it so boring. Too much linear thinking, too much explanation, this one... Every second was worth it. Thank you!

A very interesting course. It really made me think about things in different ways. It also taught me a lot about some of history’s most prominent artists and scientists. The discussion of Bezos, Musk, and Jobs were eye-opening. I enjoyed listening to Professor Wright as well. Highly recommend.

I found all of the videos interesting and engaging. I liked the true historical perspective presented in reference to popular and celebrity geniuses. I found the entire course very educational. I definitely felt like a learned a lot that is going to spur my interest in other types of knowledge.

A thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening course on genius, and the professor's suggestion about a possible link between genius and Asperger's Syndrome was incredible. My only criticism is that a few of the questions didn't seem to based on facts that were already presented in the lecture. A+.

What a fabulous course. I found it thought provoking and very informative. I love how it is set up. I take these course for interest sake. I do enjoy reading others responses, it definitely extends my understanding and thinking. Thank You !