The Art of Manliness Podcast Episode #57: Ungifted With Scotty Barry Kaufman




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Summary: What does it mean to be "gifted"?Is it talent? Creativity? Intelligence? A mixture of all three?Is giftedness something you're born with or can you nurture it?Is it possible to measure and predict giftedness?Our guest today, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, has tackled all these questions in his most recent book Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined. Scott is a cognitive psychologist who specializes in creativity and intelligence. Besides writing books and scholarly articles on the intersection of creativity and intelligence, Scott is a co-founder of The Creativity Post, a blog dedicated to exploring the science behind creativity and imagination.In today's episode, Scott and I talk about intelligence, talent, and giftedness. I think if you're a dad, this show will have a lot of food for thought for you on how to raise your kids to be their best.Show highlights:Scott's story of being labeled ungifted as a child but ended up graduating from Carnegie-Melon, doing at fellowship at Cambridge, getting his PhD from Yale, and doing ground-breaking research on intelligence as an adultWhat's wrong with the way we view intelligence in AmericaThe history of IQ testing in AmericaAre IQ tests even useful?How being labeled gifted or ungifted as a child can effect the rest of your lifeWhat dads can do to help their children achieve greatnessWhy its never too late to achieve greatness in your lifeAnd much more!