Yale's course The Nature of Genius, taught by Craig Wright, turns in this session to how genius intersects with fame. Wright traces the way public reputation can distort or inflate the label of genius, using examples of historical figures whose celebrity outpaced or overshadowed their actual achievements. He asks what separates recognized brilliance from manufactured stardom, and how media attention, public performance, and personal mythology shape who gets remembered as a genius. The lecture continues the course's running inquiry into creativity and exceptional achievement, this time testing the idea against the machinery of fame rather than pure accomplishment. Delivered in Wright's discursive classroom style, it draws on musicians, scientists, and public figures to illustrate the gap between talent and legend.