Mental Floss: The Genius Instruction Manual by Will Pearson

Mental Floss: The Genius Instruction Manual by Will Pearson

Remember that time you bumped into Stephen Hawking at the clambake and his monologue on string theory went completely over your head Man, was that awkward. Or remember the time you were at a party and someone asked, "Who knows how to perform open-heart surgery" and you were the only one who didn't raise your hand

Well, put all of that embarrassment behind you. Want to dazzle crowds with your wondrous knowledge of Shakespeare and surgeries Want to learn to woo just like history's greatest minds Well, start reading already! The Genius Instruction Manual is a foolproof finishing school for polishing your brain. All you've got to do is dive in.

Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met at Duke University as first-year students. Despite the temptations of law school and investment banking, the two co-founded mental_floss and have been smiling ever since. Maggie Koerth-Baker is a freelance journalist and former assistant editor at mental_floss magazine, where she dazzled Will and Mangesh with her brilliance.