WM
Nov 2, 2022
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.
PM
Feb 18, 2023
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.
By Vince J
•May 5, 2023
Really well done course. Thanks Prof. Wright!
By Sanjay V
•Mar 20, 2023
Just simply superb. Thanks, Professor.
By Gerry
•Dec 5, 2022
Interesting and fun, got me thinking.
By yunus r s
•Dec 17, 2022
very educational and interesting
By Habibur k
•Apr 15, 2023
A beautiful course, indeed!
By Gordon R
•Oct 28, 2022
excellent again.
By Taher A
•Dec 3, 2023
very good course
By shihyang y
•Mar 7, 2024
it is very good
By Tu N H
•Oct 27, 2022
Great course !
By Chris J
•Apr 8, 2023
Great Course!
By Elfe U
•Oct 21, 2022
great course
By David H W
•Feb 21, 2024
Fabulous
By Stephen C
•Nov 8, 2022
Professor Wright gave perhaps the bests course I have taken "An Introduction to Classical Music." In this course He again demonstrates that he is an expert teacher. He present logically and well.And he keeps our interest by interspersing slides, anecdotes and interviews. And he has done a lot of research on the subject.so it was fun and I learned stuff.
But I did have trouble with it. First I did not agree with the definition of genius -- I think it does not have to be a mental. Perhaps he has a very broad idea of "mental", but I have seen many innovative adjustments in various sports, for example, that seem similar to me to some of the examples he uses. From that start he is pretty consistent. so if you accept that, you can enjoy the course (which I did).
I have a scientific background, so I do not know how he selected his geniuses -- who and how many he may have left out -- who may have altered some of his conclusions (He did present this with regard to mental disorders.)
I thought the course drifted from the nature of genius to the habits (not hidden -- they were well known -- maybe they were "fun facts") of some of them to brief biographies in Week 3.
He wrapped this up well in the last section of Week 4, with a typical American focus on money. (that was also an American diversion -- geniuses and wealth -- which really had nothing to do with the "nature of genius, but were fun facts about some of them.
I hope this is seen as "constructive -- I did enjoy the course and I did learn somethings about myself from it as well.
By Leah R
•May 21, 2023
This course was very interesting and provided some interesting perspectives on genius. The only thing that I would add is more discussion about the faults/negative behaviors of people who are considered genius as they are presented rather than as a footnote discussed in the last week. For example, Kanye West is referred to as a genius multiple times, with no acknowledgement of his severely antisemitic remarks.
By Barbara H
•Oct 10, 2022
Good course. Very thought provoking.
However, whilst appreciating that the course is still rather new, it's really pretty annoying that the answers of the quizzes are quite frequently wrongly programmed. So much so, that it turns from fun to frustration. Come on, that should be easily fixed.
By Peter B
•Dec 12, 2022
It has a clear cut structure that evidently sets the student up to tilt toward parallel thinking while applying the various quotients that come with our world.
By Kathy A M
•Jan 1, 2023
Very engaging. Some of the guest speakers were a bit long and boring the course does encourage personal thinking. I would definitely recommend it.
By Linda S
•Oct 28, 2022
I enjoyed this course very much and appreciate the challenges it made to my assumptions
By Xiaoxuan W
•Dec 30, 2022
Very interesting topic with well prepared content.
By Marilyn S
•Dec 5, 2022
Well done as always. Thank you
By Luigi C
•Apr 6, 2023
Interesting Course.
By DA M
•Feb 19, 2024
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.
By Jee H K
•May 15, 2023
boring but promising maybe