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>>>And Mozart? I have ordered the book and will read it as I find the subject interesting but I am always suspicious of any attempt to quantify the ineffable.
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>>To this post and your other one all I can say is read the book. What you read about Mozart will also surprise you. There is obviously influences that our specific genetic make-up, our bodies and minds, will have. But there is very, very much more to the story of talent than random genetic mutations ...
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>I will definitely read the book - but I still make a distinction between talent and genius. Mozart was not 'talented' nor is Lebron James or Ithzak Perlman. While I understand the popularity of the idea all are created equal it is patently not true in humans any more than it is in animals.
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>But of course I could be wrong - I have only talent in these things - not genius <s>

The opposite of talent is not "all created equal", which we obviously are not. Enjoy the book :)