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Originally Posted by johnnyloadproductions
― Stephen Hawking
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Good find.
What is your I.Q.?
"I have no idea. People who boast about their I.Q. are losers."
â?? To the New York Times, December 2004
So we have news headlines: "12-Year-Old Girl Beats Einstein And Hawkings Test Scores" where we do not know Hawkings IQ since he does not know either and does not bore to know or even would not tell if he knew. Still, the journalist know the girl beats Hawkings.
By the way that was 50 kids who "beat Hawkings" in UK, each made news alone:
Lydia Sebastian, 12:
12-year-old aces Mensa IQ Test, beating scores of Einstein and Hawking
So you can now find articles about dozens of 11,12 year old UK girls, mostly indian and pakistani, who beat Einstein, all comes from the batch of 50 from that one school, taken separately.
Some journalist is a little honest (i.e. doing his job rather then copy paste shit):
Is This 12-Year-Old Girl Really Smarter Than Einstein? | IFLScience
1) Kids alwaysz beat 18+ guys by design, it's different tests with different max score: "considering that the highest possible score for younger participants on this particular test is 162, whereas their older counterparts can only get a maximum of 161, it seems a little unfair, to say the least."
2) before comparing someoneâ??s IQ with Einstein's: he never actually took the test. And... same goes with Hawkings.
Further, the IQ test gives a single number, but long ago science defined 8 or more intelligencies. IQ tests only measure linguistic, logical-mathematical and some spatial abilities. Sport champions will seem idiots, big communicator and politicians may result idiots (some are), musicians may not be recognised, as well as spiritual leaders etc.
Theory of multiple intelligences - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kinaesthetic - Body Smart. You will enjoy sports and are good at swimming, athletics, gymnastics and other sports.
Linguistic - Word Smart . You will enjoy reading, writing and talking about things.
Logical - Number Smart. You will be good at mathematics and other number activities; you are also good at solving problems.
Interpersonal - People Smart. You will like to mix with other people and you will belong to lots of clubs. You like team games and are good at sharing.
Intrapersonal - Myself Smart. You will know about yourself and your strengths and weaknesses. You will probably keep a diary.
Musical - Music Smart. You will enjoy music and can recognise sounds, and timbre, or the quality of a tone.
Visual/Spatial. You will be good at art and also good at other activities where you look at pictures like map reading, finding your way out of mazes and graphs.
Naturalistic. You will like the world of plants and animals and enjoy learning about them.
Existential - Spiritual intelligence.
.. in fact regarding Einstein, he was not widely intelligent, he missed the husband intelligence for sure:
Following a written conditions list Einstein mandated to his wife:
You will make sure:
that my clothes and laundry are kept in good order;
that I will receive my three meals regularly in my room;
that my bedroom and study are kept neat, and especially that my desk is left for my use only.
You will renounce all personal relations with me insofar as they are not completely necessary for social reasons. Specifically, You will forego:
my sitting at home with you;
my going out or travelling with you.
You will obey the following points in your relations with me:
you will not expect any intimacy from me, nor will you reproach me in any way;
you will stop talking to me if I request it;
you will leave my bedroom or study immediately without protest if I request it.
You will undertake not to belittle me in front of our children, either through words or behavior.
Was Einstein the world's worst husband? Wife ordered to keep room tidy, serve three meals a day - but expect NO affection... and she must stop talking when he demands it | Daily Mail Online