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  • Inside the Mind of a Genius: Lynsey Addario

    Now that you know How to Be a Black Genius, members of the 2009 class of MacArthur fellows give some insight into the way they live and think. LYNSEY ADDARIO Age: 35 Hometown: Westbury, Connecticut Current Location: Kabul, Afghanistan Occupation: Freelance photojournalist for National Geographic magazine, The New York Times and the New York Times…

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  • Inside the Mind of a Genius: Esther Duflo

    Now that you know How to Be a Black Genius, members of the 2009 class of MacArthur fellows give some insight into the way they live and think. ESTHER DUFLO Age: 37 Hometown: Paris Current Location: Boston Occupation: Professor 1. What four adjectives would your first best friend use to describe you?Short, French, voracious, pig-headed. 2. What dish…

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  • Inside the Mind of a Genius: Esther Duflo

    Now that you know How to Be a Black Genius, members of the 2009 class of MacArthur fellows give some insight into the way they live and think. ESTHER DUFLO Age: 37 Hometown: Paris Current Location: Boston Occupation: Professor 1. What four adjectives would your first best friend use to describe you?Short, French, voracious, pig-headed. 2. What dish…

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  • Inside the Mind of a Genius: Daniel Mikhail Sigman

    Now that you know How to Be a Black Genius, members of the 2009 class of MacArthur fellows give some insight into the way they live and think. DANIEL MIKHAIL SIGMAN Age: 40 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Current Location: Hopewell, New Jersey Occupation: Professor at Princeton University 1. What four adjectives would your first best…

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  • Inside the Mind of a Genius: Beth Shapiro

    Now that you know How to Be a Black Genius, members of the 2009 class of MacArthur fellows give some insight into the way they live and think. Age: 33 Hometown: Rome, Georgia Current Location: State College, Pennsylvania Occupation: Professor of Biology 1. What four adjectives would your first best friend use to describe you?…

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  • Inside the Mind of a Genius: Elyn R. Saks

    Now that you know How to Be a Black Genius, members of the 2009 class of MacArthur fellows give some insight into the way they live and think. Age: 54 Hometown: Miami, Florida Current Location: Los Angeles, California Occupation: Law professor 1. What four adjectives would your first best friend use to describe you? I…

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  • Inside the Mind of a Genius: Edwidge Danticat

    Now that you know How to Be a Black Genius, members of the 2009 class of MacArthur fellows give some insight into the way they live and think. EDWIDGE DANTICAT Age: 40 Hometown: Port-au-Prince, Haiti Current Location: Miami, FL Occupation: Writer 1. What four adjectives would your first best friend use to describe you? Funny, neurotic, sensitive and,…

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  • Inside the Mind of a Genius: Richard O. Prum

    Now that you know How to Be a Black Genius, members of the 2009 class of MacArthur fellows give some insight into the way they live and think. Age: 48 Current Location: New Haven, Connecticut Occupation: Professor at Yale University 1. What four adjectives would your first best friend use to describe you? Enthusiastic, passionate, adventurous, nerdy 2. What…

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  • Meet The Root 100

    The Root 100 is a newly minted honor intended to celebrate the leadership, service and excellence of African-American men and women whose passion, dedication and innovative work have set them apart. The Root 100 is the manifestation of a core component of The Root’s mission—to bring to light people and ideas who are quietly having…

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