Which scientist has the highest IQ?

With a score of 198, Evangelos Katsioulis, MD, MSc, MA, PhD, has the highest tested IQ in the world, according to the World Genius Directory. The Greek psychiatrist also has degrees in philosophy and medical research technology.
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Who has the top 5 highest IQ?

People With The Highest IQ Ever
  • William James Sidis (IQ score between 250-300)
  • Terence Tao (IQ score between 225 and 230)
  • Marilyn Vos Savant (IQ score of 228)
  • Christopher Hirata (IQ score of 225)
  • Kim Ung-Yong (IQ score of 210)
  • Edith Stern (IQ score of more than 200)
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Who has the highest IQ Alive 2020?

Marilyan vos Savant. Vos Savant has one of the world's highest IQs (228), and she is known as the smartest person in the comment. Her name is recorded in the Guinness World Record for smarts.
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Who has a higher IQ than Albert Einstein?

Adhara Perez has an IQ of 162 in comparison to Einstein and Hawkings who had an estimated IQ of 160. An eight-year-old girl living in Mexico has a higher Intelligence Quotient (IQ) than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
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What was Dr Einstein's IQ?

The maximum IQ score assigned by the WAIS-IV, a commonly-used test today, is 160. A score of 135 or above puts a person in the 99th percentile of the population. News articles often put Einstein's IQ at 160, though it's unclear what that estimate is based upon.
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Comparison: History's Smartest People



How high is Stephen Hawking's IQ?

Albert Einstein is believed to have had the same IQ as Professor Stephen Hawking, 160.
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What's the average IQ for a 13 year old?

Price, a professor at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London, and colleagues, tested 33 "healthy and neurologically normal" adolescents aged 12 to 16. Their IQ scores ranged from 77 to 135, with an average score of 112. Four years later, the same group took another IQ test.
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Who has 400 IQ?

Marilyn vos Savant (/ˌvɒs səˈvɑːnt/; born Marilyn Mach; August 11, 1946) is an American magazine columnist who has the highest recorded intelligence quotient (IQ) in the Guinness Book of Records, a competitive category the publication has since retired.
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Who's smarter Stephen Hawking or Einstein?

Both Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein had an IQ of 160. But, Hawking achieved more in the same amount of time as Einstein had.
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What is the lowest IQ score?

A Breakdown of IQ Scores
  • 1 to 24: Profound mental disability.
  • 25 to 39: Severe mental disability.
  • 40 to 54: Moderate mental disability.
  • 55 to 69: Mild mental disability.
  • 70 to 84: Borderline mental disability.
  • 85 to 114: Average intelligence.
  • 115 to 129: Above average or bright.
  • 130 to 144: Moderately gifted.
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How do I raise my IQ to 300?

Here are some activities you can do to improve various areas of your intelligence, from reasoning and planning to problem-solving and more.
  1. Memory activities. ...
  2. Executive control activities. ...
  3. Visuospatial reasoning activities. ...
  4. Relational skills. ...
  5. Musical instruments. ...
  6. New languages. ...
  7. Frequent reading. ...
  8. Continued education.
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How can I test my IQ?

Here is a short list of the most common IQ tests (intelligence quotient test), other than MentalUP's online IQ test that you or your children may want to take: Stanford-Binet (SB-V) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-R) (ages 6 to16)
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What is a normal IQ?

Psychologists revise the test every few years in order to maintain 100 as the average. Most people (about 68 percent) have an IQ between 85 and 115. Only a small fraction of people have a very low IQ (below 70) or a very high IQ (above 130).
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Who is the smartest kid in the world 2021?

Abdulrahman Hussain: Egyptian boy named 'smartest child in the world'
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Is there a girl smarter than Einstein?

Eight-year-old Adhara Pérez, who lives in the slums of Tlahuac, Mexico, is reportedly smarter than most known scientists. The girl has an IQ of 162, higher than the estimated 160 of notable geniuses Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
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Who is the smartest person alive 2021?

Christopher Langan: The 'Smartest Man Alive' Today

Though a 20/20 investigation found that Christopher Langan had an IQ between 195 and 210 — the average IQ is around 100 — the “smartest man in the world” continued to live a quiet life. Today, he and his wife spend their days on a horse ranch in Mercer, Missouri.
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Who is the smartest 11 year old?

An 11-year-old girl from Marahstra's Nagpur has brought laurels to India by becoming a part of the top 1% intelligent people on this planet— the Mensa Society, the largest and the oldest high IQ society in the world. Rucha Chandorkar scored 162 in the Mensa IQ exam.
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What is the IQ of Tesla?

Born during a lightning storm in 1856, Tesla had an IQ range from 160 to 310. He's known to invent the Tesla coil and alternating current machinery. Francois Marie Arouet aka Voltaire had an estimated IQ range from 190 to 200.
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Why was Einstein so smart?

There were, in fact, unique features to Einstein's brain that may be the answer to how he was so smart. Some parts of the brain were thicker than average, which could mean he had a stronger connection between the two hemispheres. In 1947, he co-authored a top-secret paper on what to do if humans contact aliens with J.
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Is a IQ of 120 good?

An IQ score of 120 is a good score since it means superior or above-average intelligence. A score of 100 is said to be the average IQ and anything above that is above average intelligence for the person's age.
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How can I increase my IQ level?

Read on to learn what science has to say about the different ways you may be able to boost both your crystallized and fluid intelligence.
  1. Exercise regularly. ...
  2. Get enough sleep. ...
  3. Meditate. ...
  4. Drink coffee. ...
  5. Drink green tea. ...
  6. Eat nutrient-rich foods. ...
  7. Play an instrument. ...
  8. Read.
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Can IQ increase with age?

Not generally. IQ tests are age adjusted, basically to take account of youth and inexperience (under 18) or age and diminishing speed. The reason is that, as we get older, diminishing speed and spatial awareness are balanced by having more knowledge and experience to draw on to solve problems.
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What is the average IQ in India?

India's average IQ = 82.
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