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I'm posting this because of the rarity aspect of it and not only that but I couldn't even understand the subject the 11 year old ,Laurent Simons, graduated in last week. A bachelor thesis (from the University of Antwerp..he's Belgium)..in quantum physics. .a study of ..'vortice properties in Lee Huang Yang condensates' Anyone know what that is ? :rolleyes: By the way..he enrolled at the university at 9 years of age. He tries to explain it all to his mum who can't understand it he gets annoyed with her because she can't understand what he's trying to explain to her. :) After graduating he said that he wanted to devote his future studies to classical mechanics (what's that ?) and quantum physics.

He has an IQ measured at 145. Approximately 95% of the population has IQ scores between 70 and 130. Approximately 99.7% of the population has IQ scores between 55 and 145 so he's at the top of the scale with only 0.3% of the population with IQ scores outside this range ie..less than 55 or higher than 145.

115 to 129: Above average or bright. 130 to 144: Moderately gifted. 145 to 159: Highly gifted. 160 to 179: Exceptionally gifted.

You have to wonder about those in excess of 145 when you consider that this lad, a Belgian, finished secondry school at 8 years old after only 18 months and achieved a bachelor degree at 11 years of age. What's his aim ? Immortality. He said that he wanted to do it for others not himself and he thinks he can achieve this by replacing as many parts of the body as possible.
He's been compared to Einstein but he doesn't and he sees himself as a practical inventor like Nikola Tesla. His parents ensure that he plays with children of his own age and when he does he never talks about his studies or science..His father said that after the Covid restrictions have eased the lad will travel to the UK and stay with his uncle, Brian Simons, who is a well-known plastic surgeon. Talk about family genes :rolleyes: Many of the lad's teachers at university are British and his father 'liked their way of thinking'. He said that Laurent has already spoken many times to his new mentor here in the UK and seems get along fine.
 
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I have mixed feelings on IQ as a measure as I don't think they suit all people. When at college a tutor gave me a "high pressure IQ test" as a practice run for something I'd applied for and declared my IQ to be 176. I did a Mensa one too and they said 155. Can your IQ go up or down? In later life maybe down I suppose as your brain dies off but I think one factor can be how relaxed or pressured or in the grove and motivated you are when you take the test but I'm not sure that favours eager youngsters over more relaxed and confident older people. With that Mensa test I had time to finish and go through it all again and I'm pretty sure I got them all right so how can that be a measure of IQ? Surely there have to be some questions you get wrong and/or some you don't get time to do?

I think my own skills are or were generally tilted towards comprehension, visualisation and problem solving and this perhaps made IQ tests relatively easy for me because the questions suited me and how my mind seems to work but I'm not sure they're a good measure for everyone and if assessing someone I don't think I'd give priority to measured IQ as I've seen people who seemed frankly dim in some areas excel in others. I think it's a case more of making sure that the person is a good fit. Mrs WW for example, I don't think she'd do particularly well if given a Mensa test and I wouldn't send her to fix or install anything but give her a company to run and she's an absolute demon and will have it running like a Swiss watch. More examples, footballers, boxers, other sports people, soldiers, artists who can visualise the end piece and trades people, many people can appear rather ordinary or even thick as a plank but can perhaps grasp tactics, read the situation or do what it takes to get the job done.

Just done an online Mensa one "It seems that you are highly competent in Pattern identification" Fine. But some would just say I'm bordering on being diagnosable as having some syndrome or other.
 
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I have mixed feelings on IQ as a measure as I don't think they suit all people.
I agree... I've tested quite high myself several times, and most of those that know me think of me as some kind of genius. But I've never gotten along with high level math; don't like it, didn't learn it. And I didn't get a high level of education at university (although I taught bachelors/masters level for the military).
 
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