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The MacArthur Foundation<\/a> just called me. For a moment, I thought they were going to offer me a genius grant. Then I was hoping that they were doing a background check on a potential recipient. It was just a question about my correct contact info, in case they get a recipient who works in my field. Stupid geniuses . . . Grr . . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The MacArthur Foundation just called me. For a moment, I thought they were going to offer me a genius grant. Then I was hoping that they were doing a background check on a potential recipient. It was just a question about my correct contact info, in case they get a recipient who works in my … <\/p>\n

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