Based on a publicly available dataset, I track the European geographical distribution of notable scientists, philosophers, and other intellectuals from 1000 AD until the Industrial Revolution. Here I give a brief overview of the analysis and then I list the particularly noteworthy individuals within each period.
Are differences in population density taken into account in any way? For example, if two cities had a population of 1 million and 1 thousand respectively, and each had 10 geniuses, would they both be equally "lit up," or would the latter be brighter since the proportion of geniuses is so much higher?
Hello, I found this picture and I wanted to know if it was related to this study : https://i.4cdn.org/pol/1683909508386602.jpg
If it is, is there a way to get the full database?
Are differences in population density taken into account in any way? For example, if two cities had a population of 1 million and 1 thousand respectively, and each had 10 geniuses, would they both be equally "lit up," or would the latter be brighter since the proportion of geniuses is so much higher?
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Have you read Charles Murray’s Human Accomplishment?