research shows many other factors drive our minds and performance. like motivation, discipline, adaptive abilities and, of course, our environments. scott barry kauffman, expert on intelligence, argues in a culture obsessed with measuring talent, ability and potential, we often yore look the important role of inspiration in enabling potential. he knows this issue personally as a child, kauffman was diagnosed with auditory learning disabilities and kept in special education classes until he personally lobbied his school to let him out. his research focuses on intelligence, creativity and the mental processes of dating and sex, his most recent book is ungifted, intelligence redefined. welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> absolutely. tell us what is wrong with the current sort of conventional conception of intelligence. >> i want to say off the bat i'm not anti-iq or standardized testing. i think they can be used as tools. but i look at the education