{"id":2292,"date":"2009-05-16T18:09:04","date_gmt":"2009-05-17T00:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johndcook.com\/blog\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2020-01-28T13:10:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T19:10:59","slug":"the-medici-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johndcook.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/16\/the-medici-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"The Medici Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was reading a chapter from The Element<\/a> this evening that reminded me of The Medici Effect<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ACM Ubiquity had an interview<\/a> with Frans Johansson, author of The Medici Effect, around the time the book came out. The title comes from the idea that it takes more than just genius to create a Leonardo da Vinci. It also takes the community of a Renaissance Florence, made possible by patrons like the Medici family.<\/p>\n

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I thought it was a great premise for a book and bought the book shortly after reading the interview. Unfortunately, the book didn’t live up to my expectations. I recommend the interview<\/a>, but I’m not as enthusiastic in my recommendation of the book.<\/p>\n

Related post<\/strong>: Don’t standardize education, personalize it<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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