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The Grateful Dead as the ultimate jam band

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Jerry Garcia died fifteen years ago today. The Takeaway takes a look at the cultural impact Garcia and the Dead had (and still have) on music lovers, from the band’s beginning in the ’60s through today.

Dementia Is Getting Really, Really Expensive

New Guidelines Help Find Alzheimer’s Earlier

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An educator applies the lessons from ‘The Genius in All of Us’

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On the road to genius, can failure be any help?

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The problem with child prodigies

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In this third installment of our series on genius, we look at the problem of child prodigies. Author David Shenk and chess champion Josh Waitzkin join us to discuss where prodigy comes from, and where it goes when the child grows up.

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What does it take to be a genius?

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Practice, practice, practice. In this second installment of our weeklong series on genius, we talk to violinist Sarah Chang who was recognized as a child prodigy, recording her first album at age ten.

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The genius in all of us

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When you hear the word “genius,” you might think of Einstein, Mozart, or Da Vinci. But how they became geniuses is the subject of debate. Where they born that way? Or does it come from sheer tenacity?