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Re: [xmca] FW: Autistic Boy: Higher IQ Than Einstein Dev's Own Th. of Relativity



We had a show on TV from the BBC the other night about "child geniuses." They all had an IQ of 170, because that is a cut-off level, and proud parents were getting their kids tested at age 3!! The show didn't spell it out, but IQ is age-adjusted, isn't it? So claiming an IQ of 170 for a 3-year-old is madness. I don't doubt these kids are very gifted and special, but ...

Andyh

Joseph Gilbert wrote:
The way to end war is to discover the cause of war and to remedy it. Look at culture for the cause and change culture for the remedy.

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On Apr 17, 2011, at 11:58 AM, mike cole wrote:

Very interesting, David.
What is missing from the story is any indication that he would be
categorized (fit the concept of?) autism. He goes to office hours and talks
to/helps fellow students.

Now if only he could put his mind to ending war and getting humans to stop
eating themselves out of house and home...

mike

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 9:13 AM, David H Kirshner <dkirsh@lsu.edu> wrote:

While we're on the topic of relativity...





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From The Daily Mail [UK / Online], Saturday, April 16, 2011. See
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369595/Jacob-Barnett-12-higher- IQ-Einstein-develops-theory-relativity.html<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369595/Jacob-Barnett-12-higher-%0AIQ-Einstein-develops-theory-relativity.html> . Our thanks to Monica
Neagoy for bringing this piece to our attention.

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Autistic boy, 12, with higher IQ than Einstein develops his own theory
of relativity

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