The geography of geniusEric Weiner
The geography of genius
by Eric Weiner · first published 2016
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An acclaimed travel writer examines the connection between surroundings and innovative ideas, profiling examples in such regions as early-twentieth-century Vienna, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, and Silicon Valley. --Publisher
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on “Ask HN: What good books have you read lately?” ↗At first I thought that the review you linked was of one of Gladwell's books. Actually it is of the book "The Geography of Genius: Lessons from the World's Most Creative Places" by Eric Weiner.
on “Notes from Malcolm Gladwell's Writing Masterclass” ↗…right networks and opportunities, but also for the 2nd-order effects of being subtly influenced by the intellectual energy around you. (Side note: Eric Weiner wrote a Malcolm-Gladwell-like book "The Geography of Genius" on a similar topic; for a funny but insightful review see this review [2] where the reviewer terms this genre "American-Folksy") These effects do shift, e.g. as mentioned in the article, Florence was…
on “YC Interviews in NYC” ↗