Friend's E-mail:   (maximum of 3 addresses separated by commas) Your E-mail: A Brief Comment (150 char max / 25 word max) Article: Too many geniuses It’s the most dreaded time of the year for insecure narcissists everywhere: the announcement of the MacArthur Foundation’s “genius award” winners. Selected in a mysterious process for which you can neither apply nor get your mom to nominate you, MacArthur fellows each receive $500,000 over five years, money they can spend on books or research or a new Ferrari. Recently, 24 new fellows were named, meaning that millions of other self-proclaimed, would-be or tragically undiscovered geniuses found themselves shunned once again. Security image: (Case sensitive)     Note: the e-mail sent will contain information, such as your IP address (38.107.191.86), for purposes of tracking abuse. Use of this software to spam or harass individuals can and may result in penalties punishable by law.