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

[Andy Blunden <ablunden@mira.net>]

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.
>
>         Joseph Gilbert
>
> 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...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > **********************************
> > >
> > > > 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.
> > >
> > > **********************************
> > >
> > > Autistic boy, 12, with higher IQ than Einstein develops his own theory
> > > of relativity
> > >
> > > ......
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