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Geografía de los genios, La in Chattanooga, TN
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En La geografía de los genios, el aclamado escritor de viajes Eric Weiner se propone examinar la conexión entre nuestro entorno y nuestras ideas más innovadoras. Explora la historia de los lugares, como la Viena del 1900, la Florencia del Renacimiento, la antigua Atenas, la Hangzhou gobernada por la dinastía Song y Silicon Valley, para mostrar cómo ciertos entornos urbanos son propicios al ingenio. Y, con su característico humor perspicaz, recorre los mismos caminos que los genios que han surgido en estos lugares para ver si permanece el espíritu que inspiró a figuras como Sócrates, Miguel Angel y Leonardo. En estos lugares, Weiner se pregunta: «¿qué había en el aire? ¿Podemos embotellarlo?». Este vínculo se remonta a lo largo de la historia: la teoría de la evolución de Darwin se consolidó mientras viajaba en un carruaje. A Freud se le ocurrieron sus mejores ideas en su cafetería favorita. Beethoven, como muchos genios, prefería los largos paseos por el bosque.
In this “intellectual odyssey, traveler’s diary, and comic novel all rolled into one” (Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness), acclaimed travel writer Weiner sets out to examine the connection between our surroundings and our most innovative ideas. A “superb travel guide: funny, knowledgeable, and self-deprecating” (The Washington Post), he explores the history of places like Vienna of 1900, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, Song Dynasty Hangzhou, and Silicon Valley to show how certain urban settings are conducive to ingenuity. With his trademark insightful humor, this “big-hearted humanist” (The Wall Street Journal) walks the same paths as the geniuses who flourished in these settings to see if the spirit of what inspired figures like Socrates, Michelangelo, and Leonardo remains. In these places, Weiner asks, “What was in the air, and can we bottle it?”
In this “intellectual odyssey, traveler’s diary, and comic novel all rolled into one” (Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness), acclaimed travel writer Weiner sets out to examine the connection between our surroundings and our most innovative ideas. A “superb travel guide: funny, knowledgeable, and self-deprecating” (The Washington Post), he explores the history of places like Vienna of 1900, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, Song Dynasty Hangzhou, and Silicon Valley to show how certain urban settings are conducive to ingenuity. With his trademark insightful humor, this “big-hearted humanist” (The Wall Street Journal) walks the same paths as the geniuses who flourished in these settings to see if the spirit of what inspired figures like Socrates, Michelangelo, and Leonardo remains. In these places, Weiner asks, “What was in the air, and can we bottle it?”
En La geografía de los genios, el aclamado escritor de viajes Eric Weiner se propone examinar la conexión entre nuestro entorno y nuestras ideas más innovadoras. Explora la historia de los lugares, como la Viena del 1900, la Florencia del Renacimiento, la antigua Atenas, la Hangzhou gobernada por la dinastía Song y Silicon Valley, para mostrar cómo ciertos entornos urbanos son propicios al ingenio. Y, con su característico humor perspicaz, recorre los mismos caminos que los genios que han surgido en estos lugares para ver si permanece el espíritu que inspiró a figuras como Sócrates, Miguel Angel y Leonardo. En estos lugares, Weiner se pregunta: «¿qué había en el aire? ¿Podemos embotellarlo?». Este vínculo se remonta a lo largo de la historia: la teoría de la evolución de Darwin se consolidó mientras viajaba en un carruaje. A Freud se le ocurrieron sus mejores ideas en su cafetería favorita. Beethoven, como muchos genios, prefería los largos paseos por el bosque.
In this “intellectual odyssey, traveler’s diary, and comic novel all rolled into one” (Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness), acclaimed travel writer Weiner sets out to examine the connection between our surroundings and our most innovative ideas. A “superb travel guide: funny, knowledgeable, and self-deprecating” (The Washington Post), he explores the history of places like Vienna of 1900, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, Song Dynasty Hangzhou, and Silicon Valley to show how certain urban settings are conducive to ingenuity. With his trademark insightful humor, this “big-hearted humanist” (The Wall Street Journal) walks the same paths as the geniuses who flourished in these settings to see if the spirit of what inspired figures like Socrates, Michelangelo, and Leonardo remains. In these places, Weiner asks, “What was in the air, and can we bottle it?”
In this “intellectual odyssey, traveler’s diary, and comic novel all rolled into one” (Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness), acclaimed travel writer Weiner sets out to examine the connection between our surroundings and our most innovative ideas. A “superb travel guide: funny, knowledgeable, and self-deprecating” (The Washington Post), he explores the history of places like Vienna of 1900, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, Song Dynasty Hangzhou, and Silicon Valley to show how certain urban settings are conducive to ingenuity. With his trademark insightful humor, this “big-hearted humanist” (The Wall Street Journal) walks the same paths as the geniuses who flourished in these settings to see if the spirit of what inspired figures like Socrates, Michelangelo, and Leonardo remains. In these places, Weiner asks, “What was in the air, and can we bottle it?”

















