IQs of famous people. The winner of the children's TV show has an IQ higher than Einstein: What questions did she answer

MOSCOW, January 12 - RIA Novosti, Alfiya Enikeeva. The American William James Sidis, who died in 1944, had a record IQ: from 250 to 300. However, a connoisseur of 40 languages ​​and the youngest student at Harvard (entered there at the age of 11) did not make any contribution to science. All his life he worked as a modest office worker. RIA Novosti understands what IQ can tell about a person’s mental abilities and what are the results of this test for recognized geniuses.

Define intelligence

The first IQ test was invented in 1912 by the German psychologist William Stern: a set of well-known tasks and puzzles was supposed to determine the developmental potential of children. However, the tests that followed him to measure mental abilities, including the questionnaire of the British psychologist Hans Eysenck, who made the very idea of ​​​​estimating intelligence popular, were intended rather for adults.

Today, most IQ tests measure a person's ability to analyze visual-spatial information, evaluate short-term memory and data processing speed. In this case, the age of the subject must be taken into account.

Questionnaires are compiled in such a way that the average value is equal to one hundred points. A score below 70 is considered to indicate mental retardation, and people who score above 115 are especially intelligent. You can talk about outstanding abilities and even genius with an IQ above 140 points.

However, according to several studies at once, the results of such tests do not always reflect the real intelligence of a person. First, you can train yourself to solve the type of problems that are used in questionnaires. Secondly, the assessments of the same person may depend on his physical and psychological condition.

slow thinking genius

In addition, all IQ tests are strictly time bound. As a rule, questions should be answered in 30-60 minutes. However, it is known that the Nobel laureate Albert Einstein, who invented the theory of relativity, thought rather slowly and did not always manage to cope with all the tasks in the allotted time during exams.

Nevertheless, the IQ of an outstanding physicist is estimated at about 160 points. During his life, he wrote more than three hundred scientific papers, developed several fundamental physical theories - in addition to the theory of relativity, the quantum theory of heat capacity, the theory of induced radiation, Bose-Einstein quantum statistics. According to American sociologists, the scientist is one of the five most famous people of the twentieth century.

Victory of the intellect over the body

The same IQ as Einstein had another outstanding physicist and popularizer of science, Stephen Hawking. He studied cosmology and quantum gravity, proved that the universe obeys the general theory of relativity, and deduced the laws of black hole mechanics. His books were distributed in huge circulations - for example, "A Brief History of Time", which tells about the appearance of the Universe, the nature of space and time and black holes, was released in ten million copies.

The scientist worked hard all his life, despite the terrible diagnosis - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which turned him into an invalid.

The smartest expelled student

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, considered one of the richest people on the planet, has an IQ of 170 points. Created by him together with a school friend Paul Allen, the Windows operating system is now installed on almost every computer. It was thanks to her that the computer became the subject of mass use.

At the same time, Gates did not even graduate from the university. In his second year, he was expelled from Harvard for academic failure, as he devoted all his free time to programming. But in 2007, the university administration awarded him a diploma of higher education and even awarded a doctoral degree.

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The scientist who turned down a million dollars

In 2010, Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman became the most discussed scientist on the planet. He solved one of the Millennium Problems, the Poincaré Conjecture, for which the Clay Mathematical Institute awarded him a one million dollar prize, which the scientist refused.

In addition to the only millennium problem solved so far, Perelman also proved the theory of the soul in differential geometry, the geometrization hypothesis, and several key statements in the Aleksandrov geometry of spaces of curvature bounded from below.

IQ level unknown.

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Have you ever thought about who is the most intelligent, talented and comprehensively developed person in the history of mankind? It is safe to call Leonardo da Vinci, but he is far from the only genius of our civilization. High intelligence is a double-edged sword. It can be both the greatest gift and a real curse for the person who possesses it. However, each of these people is a real person, despite the difficult destinies and difficult relationships with the surrounding individuals, fading against the backdrop of such bright "stars". But do not be upset, the brain can be developed and “pumped up” with knowledge and skills. So take this list as motivation!

The most famous person is Albert Einstein

Born in Germany, Einstein became a symbol of science and progress throughout the 20th century. His last name has become a household name for smart people. He is one of two theoretical physicists that almost anyone can name (the other is likely to be Stephen Hawking). During his life he wrote more than 300 scientific articles, but he is also known as an ardent opponent of nuclear weapons (he regularly wrote letters to President Roosevelt warning about the dangers of using atomic bombs). Einstein also supported Jewish scientific development and stood at the origins of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

The IQ of a physicist is difficult to calculate accurately, since such studies were not conducted during his life, but his acquaintances and followers speak of a figure in the range from 170 to 190 points.

Nathan was a real child prodigy with an IQ of 210. He had an incredibly difficult childhood - his parents often used violence against him, he was bullied by his peers, and on top of everything else, he was subjected to regular sexual abuse by his governess, who was much older than him (at that time she was already over 40 years old, and he was 12). Perhaps it was these events that caused the development of mental abnormalities: by the age of majority, Nathan became obsessed with the idea of ​​​​a perfect murder. To realize his dream in 1924, he teamed up with Richard Lab. Their target was Lab's cousin, who was barely 14 years old.

Despite the fact that all the facts proved the guilt of the defendants, both escaped the death penalty and Leopold was released from prison soon enough. After his release, Nathan moved to Puerto Rico, where he taught mathematics at the university. His crime was the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock, who created the film "Rope" based on the event (Considered one of the best in the filmography of the eminent director).

Her IQ is 200 points. Born in Moscow, Nadezhda has claimed throughout her professorial career that she owes her success to her family and country. Nadezhda knows 7 languages ​​and more than 40 dialects. She currently teaches in Turkey.

As a child, Jacob received a disappointing diagnosis - autism. Doctors were sure that he would not even be able to learn how to tie his shoes on his own. Nevertheless, by the age of 18, he became a doctor of science at the Canadian University of Waterloo. His IQ is at 170.

Jacob's parents went against the system, teachers and doctors, giving their child a home education. This is what allowed him to achieve such dizzying success.

Richard's IQ is 192, making him one of the smartest "lazy people". He did not become known as a world-famous scientist, but he managed to work as a writer, a bouncer, a nude model and starred in several commercials. As he himself reports, he is interested in all areas of human knowledge, but only to absorb them. For a greater understanding and assimilation of the knowledge gained, he uses various supplements and drugs that stimulate the brain.

An American scientist of Croatian blood, Polyak is one of the leading specialists of the CERN Institute. His IQ is 182, according to recent testing. In addition to various studies in the field of molecular physics and elementary particle physics, Nicola teaches at universities in the USA and Canada, and also works at the Brookhaven Laboratory (New York).

William Jay Sidis

The Sidis couple, Boris and Sarah, from the very beginning of their family life, wanted to give birth to a genius child. And they succeeded. Their son, William, had an IQ of 250 or more. Already at six months, the boy could explain himself in simple words like “chair”, “table”, “food” and so on.

In the first grade, Sidis Jr. already spoke 8 languages ​​​​and knew the entire school curriculum. Genius deprived the child of childhood - already at the age of 9 he was admitted to Harvard, but he was allowed to attend lectures and study only three years later, at 12, since the child, according to the administration, could not be emotionally mature (even despite the obvious genius ).

Growing up, William led a nomadic life, taking on all sorts of jobs, traveling under different names. He also wrote several books, boring and uninteresting to the point of impossibility. However, he laid the foundation for the study of black holes in one of them (for the beginning of the 20th century, this was a real breakthrough in scientific thought).

People who knew him recalled that Sidis was infantile and deeply unhappy. He died at 46 from a cerebral hemorrhage.

You can call Mr. Allen the living embodiment of Tony "Iron Man" Stark: a millionaire, a genius and a philanthropist. Paul was born in Seattle. His IQ is 170 points. Allen owns several sports teams.

A world-famous chess player who rightfully bears the title of grandmaster from the age of 15 (she became one of the youngest holders of this honorary title). Her IQ level is 170 points.

He is called the "Bill Gates of the Black Continent". Philip left school at the age of 14 to earn money to provide for himself and his family. In Nigeria, civil wars and contradictions torn apart by society did not stop. However, this did not stop the gifted young man: he received a scholarship at the University of Oregon at the age of 17. The IQ of a Nigerian genius is 190.

His ideas related to the development of an innovative approach to the construction of data transmission facilities made it possible to create new supercomputers. As Emeagwali himself said, he drew inspiration from the work of bees to create honeycombs. The research of this scientist also made it possible to increase the efficiency of oil production.

Terence Tao reveals an unusually high IQ for this world

Born in Brisbane, Australia in a family of emigrants from Hong Kong. He conducted his first full-fledged scientific research at the age of 15, and at 21 he received his doctorate from Princeton. At 24, Tao received a professorship at the University of California, becoming the youngest holder of this title. His IQ is 225 points.

Langan is considered one of the smartest people in North America. Already at the age of 3, he calmly read adult books. Remarkably, he abandoned his studies at the university, as he was sure that the teachers would not be able to teach him anything new.

Like many geniuses on our list, he managed to change more than one job: he was both a firefighter and a bouncer (for some reason, men with a high IQ level love this occupation). He tried many activities, but did not stop at one. Langan's fame was brought by the scientific work "Cognitive theory of the model of the Universe". Christopher's IQ is 195.

A Horvath professor of mathematics, Miclav has an IQ of 192. By the way, only one in a billion has this ratio above 190. His passion is tests and puzzles. At the same time, his wife claims that despite the genius, her husband behaves like a child in many situations. For example, he can hardly put a SIM card into the phone slot. Nevertheless, the Predaweks consider themselves to be an ordinary couple with ordinary problems.

Another member of the Croatian people, Ivan is an IQ tester. His IQ is 174. He has developed a huge number of techniques posted on his own website. Ivek is sure that modern IQ tests are subjective and inadequate, as really smart people can cope with the most difficult tasks, but at a slow speed (and vice versa).

Kim showed his genius early: at the age of three, he was fluent in four languages. His IQ is 210 points. The gifted young man was born in South Korea, then he was noticed at NASA, where he worked for 10 years. He later returned to his homeland, where he still lives. According to Yun-Yang, it is not intelligence that makes people special, but the ability to enjoy simple things that no one can do without: family, work, friends.

Chris became the youngest gold medal winner at the International Physics Olympiad. This native of Michigan is most interested in astrophysics and the colonization of other planets, in particular - Mars. At age 16, he received a bachelor's degree from the University of California and in 2001 received a position at NASA, doing what he loves. Four years later, in 2005, Chris graduated from Harvard with a Ph.D. in physics (he was in his early 20s at the time).

Hirata is currently teaching physics at Ohio State University. His IQ level is 225 points.

One of the most famous chess players in the world (perhaps the most famous), Kasparov is famous for his match with the Deep Blue computer developed by IBM. In a series of two duels, Harry won one, and the supercomputer won one. It was an event of unprecedented proportions - the first time a machine defeated a reigning world chess champion. Kasparov's IQ is 195 points.

Like Einstein, Hawking is a world-famous star in theoretical physics. He is a symbol of the triumph of the human mind over the mortal body, and almost everyone, young and old, knows about his incredible brain. His bestseller, A Brief History of Time, is considered one of the best works on quantum mechanics and the Big Bang Theory.

At the age of 12, Hawking was stunned by a terrible diagnosis - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. With such a disease, people live no more than five years, but Stephen not only overcame depression, got married and had children, but also made an unprecedented breakthrough in theoretical physics, popularizing this area of ​​​​science. Now the genius has turned 70 years old and he is not going to stop in his scientific research to the end, despite the inability to move and communicate with others without special means. Stephen Hawking's IQ is 160.

A businessman and technical genius, Walter O'Brien was born and raised in Ireland. His IQ level is 200 points. As is often the case with gifted children, Brian was considered autistic at school. However, the tests showed not only the absence of autism, but also a colossal level of brain development.

At the age of 13, Walter hacked NASA's closed servers and stole the plans for the Shuttle. As he later stated, it was done for fun. Now the genius is engaged in IT development and teaches programmers at his own school.

The holder of the highest IQ level according to the Guinness Book of Records for 1986, Marilyn is known for her writing talent. Her IQ level was 225 points. Robert Yarvik, husband of a brilliant woman, created the first working artificial heart. The couple's constant scientific pursuits and success have earned them the title of "New York's smartest couple."

The significance of the genius of Leonardo is difficult to assess - he is famous for his work in the field of astronomy, anatomy, and engineering. You can simply not mention his artistic talents - every first grader knows about them. Da Vinci was ahead of his time by centuries, giving inspiration to many generations of scientific minds. During the Renaissance, there were no IQ tests, but modern researchers have calculated that Leonardo's IQ was about 190 points.

Nikola Tesla

Another genius who was ahead of his time and gave rise to a million mysteries around his personality. Tesla's level of mental development also remained unknown, but it is assumed that he ranged from 200 to 210 points. For the 20s of the twentieth century, when the inventor died, such figures were incredible. It's safe to say that Nikola was the smartest man of his time. He owns hundreds of patents that gave rise to cell phones, remote controls and wireless charging.

An Oxford professor who received a title of nobility for his scientific work from the hands of Queen Elizabeth II herself. He substantiated the last Fermi theorem, over the solution of which the best minds fought for three and a half centuries. Andrew's IQ is 170 points.

One of the smartest women in the United States, the winner of the Oscar for Best Actress and just a spectacular person, Geena Davis is known in Russia as an actress. But her accomplishments don't end there. She is fluent in several languages ​​and actively fights for the rights of women around the world, in particular - for the active participation of the weaker sex in the media.

Perhaps the most gifted person on planet Earth. His IQ is over 250. Born and lives in Singapore. At the age of 7, he received the right to undergo testing for knowledge of the deep foundations of chemistry and successfully passed it. In addition, Einan remembers by heart more than 500 decimal places in the number "Pi" and composes orchestral musical compositions.

Humanity is developing, and so is our brain, so scientists predict the emergence of an increasing number of people whose level of mental development exceeds the average. We can only hope that we, ordinary people, will have a place in this rapidly growing smarter world.

Hollywood stars are more often known for their looks and talent than for their intelligence. Based on career choices alone, actors, models, and musicians are often mistakenly thought of as superficial and narrow-minded.

Show business is easiest to get into at a young age, and many are forced to skip school or drop out of school or university altogether, thereby reinforcing in the minds of people that celebrities are most often uneducated. People like Justin Bieber, who thought the North Pole was a continent, only add fuel to the fire.

However, an unexpectedly large number of stars are not only famous and rich, but also incredibly smart people. Many celebrities actually gravitate towards the sciences and have diplomas from prestigious universities. So, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (Maggie Güllenhaal) received a bachelor's degree in literature and Eastern religions from Columbia University, talk show host Conan O'Brien (Conan O'Brien) graduated from Harvard, and Cindy Crawford (Cіndу Crawford) won an academic scholarship to study Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University.

Other celebrities have enviable linguistic abilities. For example, Kate Beckinsale is fluent in four languages, while Tom Hiddleston is fluent in five. Even more impressive is their business acumen: even Paris Hilton, who seemed so far from anything serious, has impressive entrepreneurial skills.

The average intelligence quotient (IQ) in the US ranges from 98 points, but the stars on this list are so smart that they outshine the general public, showing high or incredibly high scores. And some even apply for Mensa membership, and if they become members of the community, it will definitely bring a little glitz and glamour to the most famous organization for people with a high IQ.

One gets the feeling that some people really are given everything at once ...

15 Luke Gallows - 123

Professional wrestler Luke Gallows has performed under so many identities that it's hard to remember that he once played the impostor Kane. Another time he acted as a crazy peasant. But in all these characters there is something constant: Luke Gallows always looks like a bloodthirsty fugitive.

This huge, tattooed and bald guy has one of the most angry faces you'll ever see. He looks like he has never smiled in his life. Is it possible to imagine that this person has an IQ higher than that of the vast majority of Americans?

14. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) - 135

Most may love him for playing the Terminator, but did you know that Arnold Schwarzenegger has an IQ of 132-135. In principle, this should not be a big surprise, given how he, who once came to America penniless, managed to build his own empire.

He graduated in 1979 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor's degree in International Fitness Marketing and Business Administration.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has a frankly astonishing IQ of 135! The Terminator star and former governor of California is notorious for puzzling the public with public statements. He is often parodied for his acting work and portly physique, and under the muscle mass of the actor-turned-politician, a genius personality is well hidden, although it remains unclear whether it was on purpose or not.

13. Matt Damon (Matt Damon) - 135

Did you know that Matt Damon went to Harvard and started writing the screenplay for Good Will Hunting while still in college? He is known as a great actor, although his personal life proves that this person shows his talent in every field, and his education also speaks for it!

12 Jodie Foster - 138

The fact that Jodie Foster is very smart was evident already at her early age. She learned to read at the age of 3, attended a prestigious Los Angeles preparatory school where she taught in French and graduated with honors. She received her bachelor's degree from Yale University and later received an honorary doctorate from the university.

After graduating from high school, the star of the movie "Taxi Driver" entered Yale University, from which she graduated with honors, although she also acted in films at the same time. And all this because her IQ is 138 points.

11. Natalie Portman - 140


Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem and moved to the US in 1984. She stood out from the rest of the students in her school. During her studies, Natalie Portman co-authored a research paper on "Enzymatic Hydrogen Production" with two scientists.

While studying at Harvard, she was a research assistant to the famous lawyer Alan Dershowitz. The Black Swan star graduated from Harvard with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

The actress can speak at least six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Hebrew. And, according to the teachers, she was an exceptional student.

10. Shakira - 140

Shakira is a genius in the literal sense of the word. Audiences may be impressed by her dance moves on stage, but the Colombian beauty's IQ demonstrates that she's nowhere near as frivolous as she might appear during her sensual performances.

According to Forbes magazine, the singer is recognized as one of the most influential women in the world and one of the most successful artists in the music industry today.

The belly dancer writes her own songs, is fluent in Spanish, English and Portuguese, and also speaks some French, Italian, Catalan and Arabic. She has a passion for history and world culture, and in 2007 she enrolled at the University of California at Los Angeles for a course in History of Western Civilization.

9. Geena Davis - 140

Geena Davis is so much more than just a pretty face. The actress and former fashion model is a member of Mensa and has a bachelor's degree in drama. She speaks Swedish and plays the piano, flute, drum and organ.

8. Madonna (Madonna) - 140

While studying at the Western School (West Middle School) Madonna was distinguished by unusually high average grades and strange behavior. She had an IQ test score of 140 when she was 17, which is not surprising given that she has had an amazing career that has flourished for four decades.

Madonna is a highly successful performer, composer, songwriter and entrepreneur. The singer achieved huge success and amassed a fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars without even graduating from college, although she was considered a gifted student. She quickly made a name for herself and is the best-selling female singer of all time.

7. Nolan Gould - 150

Actor Nolan Gould is well known for his role as Luke Dunphy on the popular ABC sitcom Modern Family. At 17 years old, he is the youngest on this list, but his IQ is one of the highest.

A member of the Mensa, Nolan graduated from high school at the age of 13 and planned to take online college education. The actor is also a skilled musician: he plays double bass and banjo.

6. Mayim Bialik - 150-163

The actress received a degree in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her dissertation was devoted to research on hypothalamic activity in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome. After school, she was accepted to Harvard and Yale University, but Mayim chose to study closer to home.

5. Sharon Stone - 154

The actress and former fashion model became widely known after her role in the film "Basic Instinct". Stone was a smart child beyond her years: she went to the second grade at the age of 5. At the age of 15, she already received a scholarship at the University of Edinboro in Pennsylvania, but left it two years later, becoming a model.

4. Quentin Tarantino - 160


Director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino has written several of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained and Reservoir Dogs. The films speak for themselves about Tarantino's high intellect, but his artistic genius and stunningly high IQ give the wrong impression of his incomplete education.

Leaving school at 15, he took a job at a video rental store, where he spent hours discussing and analyzing films with other employees. According to Quentin Tarantino, working in this store inspired him to become a director and when asked if he went to film school, he answers: "No, I went to the movies."

3. Ashton Kutcher - 160

The profession of a model clearly did not help people see the inclinations of intelligence in Ashton, however, despite this, the actor has the same as Stephen Hawking.

He studied at the University of Iowa and planned to major in biochemical engineering in order to find a cure for his twin brother Michael, who was suffering from heart disease.

However, instead he went into the model. He also attended MIT, but was later kicked out for a misdemeanor that got him into trouble with the authorities.

2. Dolph Lundgren - 166

Dolph Lundgren is perhaps best known for his role as Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV.

He studied at many universities around the world, including the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (Sweden), the University of Sydney where he received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, and was a Fulbright Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The actor is also an experienced director and martial artist.

1. James Woods - 180-184

As a teenager, Woods passed the SAT with an excellent score of 800 for literacy and writing and 779 for math ability.

He won a scholarship to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he majored in political science, but dropped out to pursue a career in acting.

On this list, James Woods has the highest IQ at 180-184. To give you an idea, let's say that people with an IQ of 160 are considered extraordinary geniuses.

This week in the UK, the finale of the TV show "Children Geniuses" was shown, and this time the show attracted special attention. The fact is that a boy from Great Britain and a daughter of immigrants from Sri Lanka reached the final. “I want to dispel stereotypes about girls,” she said, holding the contest prize she won.

Here are the questions William and Nishi received in the finale of the show:

1. Arrange the letters so that the word makes sense: PARTAKCHIPA
2. In 2011, a synthetic trachea was successfully transplanted using... what?
3. 411 + 854 + 156 + 625 = ...?
4. In what geological period did erect plants, such as cooksonia, appear?
5. If the half-life of a radioactive specimen takes eight days, what proportion of radioactivity will remain after 16 days?
6. 24 x 9 - 16 x 9 / 8 =...?
7. What is the name of the period of active expansion of the universe, which occurred immediately after the big bang?
8. What is the name of a long cigar-shaped clay mound formed by a glacier that has descended?
9. This process, beginning with the letter "C", denotes the conversion of alkanes to alkenes.
10. Spell the word "neurohypophysis" (English - neurohypophysis).

(answers at the end of the article)

12 year old Nishi Uggalle(Nishi Uggalle) now lives in Manchester with his parents. Her dad is in cybersecurity, and her mom is an accountant. That day, they both sat in the front rows of the show and were very worried about their daughter. The girl herself wanted to take part in the competition - and her ambitions are wiped out not only for this competition. “I asked my dad, what if I win the competition, will he make me a nightstand for my trophies, right here, next to my bed?” Nishi talks about himself. And, apparently, the nightstand should be an impressive size.

Nishi considers herself a fan of Stephen Hawking, she read all his books and decided to focus on physics, namely the study of black holes. “If you ask who insisted on participating in the competition, it was not us, Nishi herself insisted,” says the girl's father. “We just have to adapt to her abilities, to her ambitions.” In a separate round, the girl was asked questions on a topic of interest to her - about black holes. To pass to the next round, it was necessary to score 13 points by answering questions within 4 minutes. Nishi scored 16.

“My IQ is 162, Einstein and Stephen Hawking had 160, but that in no way makes me smarter than them. Even though my IQ is higher, there is still so much to do for our world and in order to understand our world that I don't think I can be compared to them before I do anything close to what they have done."

Similar TV shows are held on one of the British channels every year - children aged 8 to 12 compete in their knowledge of science, mathematics, vocabulary, geography and spelling. This time, several hundred children sent their applications, of which the commission selected 19 applicants. Nishi already stood out from the rest then - she wanted to prove to the whole world that not only was she capable and smart herself, but that in general all girls were capable of much more than expected of them. “I want to show that girls can also win and do whatever they want,” Nishi said at one of the rounds of the competition.

In the final, which Nishi and William reached, there were 10 questions that were asked to both contestants
“Fighting for victory with William was incredibly interesting, it was a great fight. One of the reasons why I myself decided to take part in this show is to show how many stereotypes exist in society about girls, that they cannot cope with subjects such as physics or mathematics. I would like to show everyone how far from the truth this is."

In this video in English you can see how Nishi passed the final of the competition and a little about her life:

Answers to final questions:
1. Arrange the letters so that the word makes sense: PARTAKCHIPA
Answer: APPARATCHIK

2. In 2011, a synthetic trachea was successfully transplanted using... what?
Answer: stem cells

3. 411 + 854 + 156 + 625 = ...?
Answer: 2046

4. In what geological period did erect plants, such as cooksonia, appear?
Answer: Silurian period

5. If the half-life of a radioactive specimen takes eight days, what proportion of radioactivity will remain after 16 days?
Answer: 25%

6. 24 x 9 - 16 x 9 / 8 =...?
Answer: 225

7. What is the name of the period of active expansion of the universe, which occurred immediately after the big bang?
Answer: Cosmic inflation

8. What is the name of a long cigar-shaped clay mound formed by a glacier that has descended?
Answer: Gremlin

9. This process, beginning with the letter "C", denotes the conversion of alkanes to alkenes.
Answer: Cracking (English - splitting off).

10. Spell the word "neurohypophysis" (English - neurohypophysis).

In our article, we talked about a boy who bought his parents a house by the lake with the money he earned with his paintings.

The concept of the IQ was introduced by the Jewish scientist of German origin W. Stern in 1912, who drew attention to the serious shortcomings of mental age as an indicator in the Binet scales. Stern suggested using the quotient of mental age divided by chronological age as an indicator of intelligence. IQ was first used in the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale in 1916. At the present time, interest in IQ tests has increased many times over, as a result of which a wide variety of unreasonable scales have appeared. Therefore, it is very difficult to compare the results of different tests, and the IQ number itself has lost its informative value. Intelligence quotient (eng. IQ - intelligence quotient) - a quantitative assessment of the level of intelligence of a person: the level of intelligence relative to the level of intelligence of an average person of the same age. It is determined using special tests. IQ tests are designed to assess mental abilities, not the level of knowledge (erudition). The intelligence quotient is an attempt to estimate the factor of general intelligence. Formula I.Q. IQ = SW / HB × 100 where SW is mental age and HB is chronological age. For example, a person 20 years old, whose intellectual age is 22, has an IQ of 22 / 20 × 100 = 110. That is, a child at 12 and a university graduate can have the same IQ, because the development of each of them corresponds to their age. The Eysenck test provides for a maximum IQ of 160 points. Each test consists of many different tasks of increasing complexity. Among them are test tasks for logical and spatial thinking, as well as tasks of other types. Based on the results of the test, IQ is calculated. It is noticed that the more variants of the test the subject passes, the better results he shows. The most famous test is the Eysenck test. More accurate are the tests of D. Wexler, J. Raven, R. Amthauer, R.B. Cattell. At the moment there is no single standard for IQ tests. What affects IQ Heredity The role of genetics and environment in predicting IQ is discussed in Plomin et al. (2001, 2003). Until recently, heredity was mainly studied in children. Various studies have shown heritability between 0.4 and 0.8 in the US, which means, depending on the study, that slightly less than half to markedly more than half of the difference in IQ among the children observed depended on their genes. The rest depended on the conditions of the child's existence and measurement error. Heritability between 0.4 and 0.8 suggests that IQ is "significantly" heritable. Environment The environment affects the development of the brain. In particular, an unhealthy, restricted diet can reduce the brain's ability to process information. A Danish National Birth Cohort study of 25,446 people concluded that eating fish during pregnancy and breastfeeding an infant increased IQ. Also, a study of more than 13 thousand children showed that breastfeeding can increase the intelligence of a child by 7 points. I will give an example of the IQ of famous people. Sylvester Stallone - 54 Paris Hilton - 70 "regular blonde" (average) - 80- I don’t believe (blondes are the same as everyone else (I myself am a blonde and my IQ level is above average))
Brad Pitt - 95 Daria Sagalova - 97 Britney Spears - 98 Bruce Willis - 101 Alla Pugacheva - 106 John Kennedy - 117 Angelina Jolie - 118
Barack Obama - 120 George Bush - 125
Jodie Foster - 132 Vladimir Putin - 134 Arnold Schwarzenegger - 135 Bill Clinton - 137 Hillary Clinton - 140 Madonna - 140 Richard Nixon - 143 Jayne Mansfield-149 Jessica Simpson - 151 Jessica Alba - 151 Sharon Stone - 154 Alexander Solzhenitsyn - 159 Dolph Lungren - 160 Bill Gates - 160
Albert Einstein - 163 Linus Pauling - 170
Marilyn vos Savant - 186 Honore de Balzac - 187 A common joke is that IQ tests actually test a person's ability to take these tests. Which is not far from the truth. In fact, the subject is required to solve certain tasks in a certain way. The smarter a person is, the more alternative solutions proposed by the creators of the test, he will be able to offer.