Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Faculty member at Columbia University. Founder and CEO of OORT. Imagine a child prodigy—a mind that holds the sum of human ...

Child prodigies are true artistic geniuses who are often born with incredible talents and skills far beyond what many of us have ever seen. Whether these talented prodigies are born with an innate ...

The early 20th-century obsession with child prodigies was well documenting in tabloid newspapers, turning the kids into national celebrities. Courtesy of the author In the first few decades of the ...

The world of abstract art is a mystery to me, as I imagine it is for most people. When you’re talking about colorful splotches on a canvas, what invisible committee decides that one person’s talent ...