Contents

1. The problem of capacity
2. 1. “The first signs of talent”
3. 2. Someone Is Called a Genius
4. 3. Where Do Geniuses Come From?
5. 4. Two Ways of the Solution of the Problem of Capacities
6. 5. “Capable” — “Incapable.”
7. 6. Intelligence Quotient — IQ.
8. 7. The Problem of Capacities of Galton
9. 8. The problem of capacities of Galton. The theory of Lombroso
10. 9. The problem of capacities of Galton. Racism
11. 10. The Crisis of the Problem of Capacities of Galton
12. 11. The Method of Teaching Mathematics V.F. Shatalov
13. 12. A Method of Studying a Foreign-Language on Lozanov’s Method
14. 13. Psychic Capacities. Education on the Method Kandyba V.M.
15. 14. High School
16. 15. “The Capacities of the Actor, Musician, Director, Artist.”
17. 16. Raikov’s Experiments
18. 17. Where Can We Expect the Occuring of Genius in the Nearest Future?
19. 18. Priority Areas in Science. Ten Fundamental Problems in Science
20. 19. Mathematical Capacity
21. 20. Capacity to Foreign Languages
22. 21. Psychic Capacities
23. 22. The capacity of the arts. (Acting capacity, musical capacity, the capacity of the artist, sculptor, and so on)
24. 23. Two Stops for Capacities
25. 24. Summary

1. “The first signs of talent”

Numerous attempts to prove that genius and talent have something to do with the shape of the skull and brain size did not somehow receive serious and credible evidence.

There are quite a large spread between brain size and skull shape among the talented people. Usually extreme variants are given.

One of the biggest volumes of brain belongs to Turgenev — 2012.

The smallest amount (one of the smallest) of the brain volume and consequently the skull belongs to Anatol Frans — 1017.

However, such a difference from the average value of brain volume (1450, specify) did not prevent this (and other) very talented people to achieve very bright brilliant results.

In the same way as in other areas of basic science, art (all genres), politics, technology, sports and others — some difference in the volume and size of the brain is neither an obstacle nor an advantage.

Attempts, after the death of prominent people, to preserve their brains, followed by the study of at least some correlation between professional outstanding achievements and at least some features of brain structure have not led to any significant results.

Flashed “sensation” that (supposedly) gene of talent and genius has been opened turned out to be “somewhat exaggerated” and not confirmed. Numerous (I would say endless) attempts to trace and prove how talent and genius are inherited, do not clarify the situation. So whether capacities, talent, genius are inherited or not. If not, then where do all these talents and geniuses come from?

In the scientific and popular science literature devoted to the problem of capacities, the genius of so many well-known names is analyzed in great detail. Two mutually exclusive conclusions are made.