If genius has any common denominator, I would propose breadth of interest and the ability to construct fruitful analogies between fields. (Stephen Jay Gould)

If genius has any common denominator, I would propose breadth of interest and the ability to construct fruitful analogies between fields.

Stephen Jay Gould

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