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are autodidacts. They like to teach themselves, rather than be spoon-fed information or knowledge in standard educational settings. Famously, three Silicon Valley creative geniuses have been EFTA00669767 college dropouts: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg. Steve Jobs —for many, the archetype of th
hiatrist and neuroscientist who studies creativity, I've had the pleasure of working with many gifted and high-profile subjects over the years, but Kurt Vonnegut—dear, funny, eccentric, lovable, tormented Kurt Vonnegut—will always be one of my favorites. Kurt was a faculty member at the Iowa Writers' Worksho
anged my life.” He had five children by that time—video-game players—who got him into the “flving robots.” He quit his day job at Wired. The rest is Silicon Valley history. 103 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016906 GRADIENT DESCENT Chris Anderson Chris Anderson is an entrepreneur; former editor-in-chief of Wired; co-founde
er they go, and if them, then why not everyone? If we all have those tools to some extent, shouldn’t we all be able to benefit? These scenarios echo Kurt Vonnegut’s 1961 short story “Harrison Bergeron,” in which exceptional aptitude is suppressed in deference to the mediocre lowest common denominator of society
anged my life.” He had five children by that time—video-game players—who got him into the “flving robots.” He quit his day job at Wired. The rest is Silicon Valley history. 103 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016323 GRADIENT DESCENT Chris Anderson Chris Anderson is an entrepreneur; former editor-in-chief of Wired; co-founde
er they go, and if them, then why not everyone? If we all have those tools to some extent, shouldn’t we all be able to benefit? These scenarios echo Kurt Vonnegut’s 1961 short story “Harrison Bergeron,” in which exceptional aptitude is suppressed in deference to the mediocre lowest common denominator of society
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