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WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A GENIUS? A HIGH SCORE ON AN IQ TEST? BRILLIANT PHYSICIST RICHARD FEYNMAN'S IQ WAS TOO LOW FOR MEMBERSHIP IN MENSA. SUFFERING FROM VARYING DEGREES OF MENTAL ILLNESS? CREATIVITY IS OFTEN CONSIDERED A MARKER OF MENTAL HEALTH. BE A CHILD PRODIGY LIKE MOZART, OR A LATER BLOOMER LIKE BEETHOVEN? DIE TRAGICALLY YOUNG, LIKE KEATS, OR LIVE TO A RIPE OLD AGE LIKE GOETHE? IN THE GENIUS CHECKLIST, DEAN KEITH SIMONTON EXAMINES THE KEY FACTORS IN CREATIVE GENIUS AND FINDS THAT THEY ARE MORE THAN A LITTLE CONTRADICTORY.