Chris Langan the worlds highest IQ

[fazer]

I watch this YouTube and am amazed by this man and his answers. IQ of 195.

 

[gyraf]

..couldn't quite figure out who "THEY" are, and why they didn't want me to see this?

 

[JohnRoberts]

Whomever they are it worked, I'm not watching it.

JR

 

[shabtek]

Thanks fazer

 

[living sounds]

Wouldn't the smartest man in the world be smarter than to damage his lungs by deliberately inhaling burned particles?

 

[living sounds]

Oh, googled him... he surely wouldn't fall for far-right conspiracy theories... this belongs in the other place for sure.

 

[ruffrecords]

Many, many years ago when I was eleven I did very well in the 11+ exam that got you into grammar school in the UK. All kids my age where I lived who did equally well were invited for interviews at the Town Hall and I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of five to try for scholarships to two nearby public schools. Long story short, three kids were offered places but I and one other were not. The two of us ended up at the same grammar school. The other guy was obviously very intelligent but he had one hell of a chip on his shoulder. He had a very negative attitude and was always getting into trouble. He was intelligent but not smart. The guy in the video reminds me a lot of him.

Cheers

Ian

 

[living sounds]

Many, many years ago when I was eleven I did very well in the 11+ exam that got you into grammar school in the UK. All kids my age where I lived who did equally well were invited for interviews at the Town Hall and I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of five to try for scholarships to two nearby public schools. Long story short, three kids were offered places but I and one other were not. The two of us ended up at the same grammar school. The other guy was obviously very intelligent but he had one hell of a chip on his shoulder. He had a very negative attitude and was always getting into trouble. He was intelligent but not smart. The guy in the video reminds me a lot of him.

Cheers

Ian

So true. I've met a few (able bodied) people with very high IQs who couldn't find paid work because they lacked other important skills. And even many high-functioning highly intelligent people are often astonishingly bad at reality testing or tend to compartmentalize their thinking and loose sight of context and the big picture.

And because context is so important many experts believe that even a highly advanced AI lacking, many crucial human capabilities, including our (to this day not sufficiently defineable) consciousness, won't be able to do many tasks we can do.