Prince is among the top 100 living geniuses Creators Synectics, a global consulting firm, just revealed their list of the
Top 100 Living Geniuses. The genius list was compiled by six experts in creativity and innovation, who then proceeded to score and rank each candidate based on criteria that includes: Paradigm shifting, popular acclaim, intellectual power, achievement, and cultural importance. Only three Americans ranked in the top 10 (George Soros,
Matt Groening and Philip Glass), but that’s only because all of our energy is focused on
Britney Spears.
Though we’re appalled by the fact that both
Dolly Parton and
J.K. Rowling outranked
Quentin Tarantino on the
list of 100 living geniuses, we’re more horrified that, sandwiched between
Bill Gates and
Muhammed Ali, Osama Bin Laden made the list. All in all, the list is scattered and includes everyone from musicians (
Prince) to No. 1 ranked chemist, Albert Hoffman.
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Who would you have nominated for the list of the 100 living geniuses? How do you define a genius? What would be your criteria? Were the criteria of Creators Synectics wrong?
Are you upset to see Osama Bin Laden on the list?