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The truest measure of genius is whether a person’s work resonates through the ages. At the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy, Michelangelo’s “David” towers over admiring visitors more than 500 years after the artist carved the 17-foot-tall statue from a single block of marble discarded by other sculptors.

What Makes a Genius?

Some minds are so exceptional they change the world. We don’t know exactly why these people soar above the rest of us, but science offers us clues.