Mensa is, in many ways, one of the lowest-IQ societies. We won’t even get into the standard of the member forums, where transphobia, homophobia, racism, and groupthink are common features. Despite the already low entry [...]
There are plenty of IQ societies. Some are more serious and reputable than others. Below are the most well-known and established at various levels: Triple Nine Society, 99.9th percentile (1 in 1,000) The Prometheus Society, 99.997th [...]
Summary: First you sacrifice the one to save the many. That’s your principle. Then you are no longer sure. And then you probably wouldn’t. What happened to your principle? Good thinking with Professor Michael Sandell. Del [...]
Those who claim that IQ cannot be increased at all, or only by a few points, simply do not know what they are talking about. Remarkably, Mensa is one of the organizations that has historically stated that IQ can only be raised by a [...]
On this page we address the ever-recurring question: “Can extremely high IQ be measured reliably?” The simple answer is: the higher the IQ score, the less reliable it becomes with conventional statistical measurement methods. Several [...]
The Israel–Palestine Conflict: Clarifications and some Core Issues The Israel–Palestine conflict is increasingly complex, rooted in strong loyalties to ideologies and social affiliations. Psychological aspects further contribute to [...]
A truly photographic and flawless memory doesn’t exist, even though many people casually use the term. The closest a human can get to what we might call “photographic memory,” or to something that mimics its effects, includes things [...]
Brief BackgroundThe IQ blog is The World’s smartest blog™, and presents Sweden’s official list of highest IQs. When we look at the country’s IQ elite, there are about ten individuals who, alternating depending on e.g. test and [...]
