The 6 Best Prodigy Podcast Episodes
1) The Polgar Sisters
Can prodigies be created with early specialization?
2) ADHD and Me
I was diagnosed with ADHD at 35 years old. I describe my experience, the testing and the disorder. I also speak with a student with ADHD and Dr Gail Saltz about medication. See omnystudio.com/l...Show More
3) The 50 Year Vaccine
There's a lot of misinformation going around about a "brand new" vaccine, but mRNA vaccines have been worked on since the 1970's. Luckily they were perfected just in time for the biggest crisis in mod...Show More
4) The Unabomber
Ted Kaczynski had a higher IQ than Einstein and used the postal service to deliver handmade bombs to targets over the course of a 17 year long domestic terrorism campaign. It became the longest and mo...Show More
5) Synesthetes and Seekers
Synesthesia is a connection between senses. It could be the key to understanding brilliance. Most people are born with it, but in a few rare cases people have acquired it after a traumatic brain injur...Show More
6) The Source Code
Does DNA determine who we are?
7) House Hacking
Even if you think you can't afford it, there are ways to buy a home and leverage it as an investment. Real Estate prodigy Skylar Brillante drops by to drop some knowledge on me. He explains how invest...Show More
8) A Stroke of Insight
A DNA test sends me down the rabbit hole of ancestry until I’m stuck with a dilemma that could change my life. I don’t remember my grandparents. When their stories were told...Show More
9) Part 1: The Polgar Sisters
Can prodigies be created with early specialization? Laszlo Polgar was an educational psychologist who believed they could. He experimented with his own children and the results were fascinating. This...Show More
10) Part 2: The 10,000 Hour Rule
Is elite performance just a matter of how much and how well you practice? I interview a man known as the expert on experts, Dr Anders Ericsson and discuss the controversy surrounding Deliberate Practi...Show More