There are 22 new geniuses in America, including a famed author of books for young readers, a co-creator of an acclaimed TV series and a biologist. Officially, they are the 2024 recipients of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s fellowships, better known as “genius grants.”

Meet the 2024 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ winners

This year’s list of MacArthur “genius grant” fellows includes author Jason Reynolds and “Reservation Dogs” co-creator Sterlin Harjo.

Didn't Melania get one of those? Does genius extend to manipulation and pegging? Are Dominatrix finally getting recognition?

What about us old geniuses? What do we get?

22 new KNOWN geniuses ☝️🙂