Genius Thinking
I write Genius Threads to celebrate genius thinkers throughout history. Follow me for threads on philosophy, science, and history. Written by @learningtoan.
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This man risked his life and save millions worldwide. He was like the Nikola Tesla of medicine and one of the most important doctors in history. But in 1865, he was locked up in...
This is Peter Thiel. He's worth $7.1 billion after founding & investing in $1B startups. From creating the "PayPal mafia" to hiring Sam Altman, and Reid Hoffman, and partnering w...
Look at this man. He fell 20 feet into a burning ship, nearly drowned building a tunnel, and bankrupted multiple companies. But his "reckless" ambitions made him one of the most...
βMIND BOGGLINGβ In 1962, JFK faced the biggest decision in human history. He discovered Soviet missiles 90 miles from Florida... What he did next put humanity 15 minutes away fr...
This man was the greatest spy in history. During the Vietnam War, he manipulated the US Military, CIA, and TIME Magazine into giving him ALL their top-secret intel. Here's the fo...
Most chimps are smarter than you. That's what Dr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa found in his 40-year study on chimpanzee cognition and human evolution. If you think you're smarter than a chi...
Pythagoras built the weirdest cult in history. Yes the Pythagoras who created that Pythagorean theorem you studied in 6th grade. Read this story, and you'll never see him nor a...
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Elon Musk is a big believer in Mental Models. Not only Muskβ Charlie Munger, Jeff Bezos, and Steve Jobs too. 10 most powerful mental models I've found from genius thinkers: π§΅
Adidas paid $150 million for exclusive sponsorship of the 2012 Olympics. Everyone thought they had beaten Nike. But then, Nike stole everything with one of the greatest marketing...
Everyone talks about the same geniuses like: Einstein, Hawking, or Tesla. But this man was the Da Vinci of his time and highly admired by Tesla. Sadly, his legacy was a forgotte...
The CIA is the top intelligence organization in the world. But in 2015, ONE prank call from a 15 y.o kid in his bedroom almost made them trigger a global cyber war. Here's how......