QUaando we speak of extraordinary intelligence, too often the names you think are male. But among the brightest minds ever there is also a woman, who has left its mark in the world of logic and critical thinking: Marilyn Vos Savant. His name is perhaps not familiar to everyone, but his intellectual quotient (Qi) has made history: With a score of 228 (an qi considered high ranges from 110-130)has entered the Guinness of primates such as The person with the highest qi in the world.
Marilyn Vos Savant: exceptional mind since childhood
Born in 1946 in St. Louis, in Missouri, Marilyn showed an out of the ordinary intelligence from a very young age. Already at the age of ten, he supported the Qi test obtaining amazing results. But despite the talent, his life did not immediately take the academic direction that one might expect from a genius: Washington University attended for a short time, but he left To work in the family business and then devote yourself to writing and journalism.
The case that made it famous
Marilyn became famous in the 80s and 90s thanks to the His column “Ask Marilyn” in the magazine Paradewhere he answered questions of logic, mathematics and philosophy sent by readers. Her light, rational and often provocative style made it popular. And sometimes even the subject of criticism. The most famous case? The so -called “Monty Hall paradox”: a probability problem that made thousands of readers go crazy, including mathematics. His explanation – correct but counterintuitive – generated one real storm of indignant lettersbut in the end his thesis were confirmed by other renowned scholars.
A life between science, dissemination and … fame
In addition to writing, Vos Savant has given conferences, published books on logic and intelligence and inspired entire generations a think more critical and rigorously. The journalist is married to Robert JarvikThe inventor of the artificial heart Jarvik-7: a real “power coupele” of science and medicine. Marilyn Vos Savant is the perfect example of how Intelligence is not just a matter of numbers or academic qualifications. It is a quality that manifests itself in the way they face the problems, questions are asked and conventions challenge. Today, Guinness no longer assigns more titles for the highest qi, because it is difficult to standardize tests. However, its name remains a point of reference in the culture of logic and critical thinking.
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