Marilyn Mach Vos Savant - Feb. 1986 Air date

Marilyn Mach Vos Savant.
Marilyn vos Savant is a national columnist and author. She is an executive at Jarvik Heart, Inc., which manufactures artificial hearts for permanent and temporary use in the treatment of heart failure. The company can be visited at www.jarvikheart.com.
Marilyn was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for five years under "Highest IQ" for both childhood and adult scores. She has since been inducted into the *Guinness Hall of Fame*. Marilyn was named by Toastmasters International as the #1 most popular communicator/speaker in the educational and social category.
She was named one of fifty Women of the New Millennium by the White House Vital Voices: Women in Democracy campaign. She was a winner of a Women Making History award from the National Womens History Museum. Marilyn is the recipient of honorary Doctorates of Letters.
Since 1986, Marilyn has been writing the "Ask Marilyn" question-and-answer column for Parade, the Sunday magazine distributed by 379 newspapers, with a circulation of 34 million and a readership of 79 million, the largest periodical in the world. Questions from readers range from philosophical to mathematical to "just plain nuts," as Marilyn puts it. Her most recent books are Growing Up: A Classic American Childhood and The Art of Spelling, both published by W.W. Norton.
Marilyn was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Mary vos Savant and Joseph Mach. She was the granddaughter of Mary Savant and Joseph vos Savant, and of Anna Moravec and Anton Mach.
Marilyn is married to Robert Jarvik MD, the inventor of the Jarvik 7 and Jarvik 2000 artificial hearts. They have two children, Mary and Dennis, both of whom also work at Jarvik Heart. All reside in Manhattan within a few blocks of each other, along with Mary's husband David and their two young daughters Valerie and Michelle.

[@MinamuTV]

If you speak a nonsensical sentence in an attempt to confuse a genius, it doesn't mean that you're smarter than a genius…it means that you're speaking a nonsensical sentence.

[@teagantan6878]

Totally. He’s projecting his own hostility and insecurity all over the place. I’d watch this twice if it wasn’t for his stupid-ramblings.

[@-E-M-M-]

all the people that has interviewed her does the same thing and this is sadly the best interview I'v seen so far

[@jessickalush3305]

@@-E-M-M- Humanity as a whole is a depressing bunch.

[@goodkawz]

She understands the question as soon as he starts asking, but he probably thinks he is helping those watching. As for me, I’d just give her enough to keep her talking.

[@ChuckNorrisUltra]

Egotism

[@Samgurney88]

The interviewer tries too hard to sound intelligent, it's a little embarrassing.

[@alexanderagudelo4215]

Embarrassing? I would say annoying. He was interrupting her a lot. Maybe at that time they hadn’t the faintest idea of Journalistic Protocol.

[@petros_adamopoulos]

@@alexanderagudelo4215 Because they have an idea now?

[@sophiebrown2622]

@@petros_adamopoulos I don't think he's a journalist but a pundit. I don't think he was so bad. He's definitely excited to talk to her and is making an effort to be courteous. They were talking over ONE ANOTHER.

[@paulhobbs1937]

I wish he would shut up!

[@38503frank]

Rather than interviewing Ms. vos Savant, the interviewer sounds as though he is trying to one up her on many of the comments she makes. He continually interrupts her with his own observations and goes off on tangents. Maybe he realizes they only have a limited period of time, so he's trying to cover as much ground as he can, but at the expense of having a focused conversation with a natural flow and progression to it. Instead, the interview, while there are considerable pieces of meat to it, comes across as a lot rambling from one vague association to the next.

[@jessickalush3305]

That's exactly what transpired.

[@denster7715]

The interviewer talks too much and thinks too little.

[@marks7504]

Came here to say this. MVS is absolutely owning the stage and all he can do is interject random drivel. I will say that he asks decent questions though, just thoroughly outclassed but doesn’t know it.

[@Jotto999]

She must have won the environmental and genetic lottery. Beautiful both inside and outside.

[@frankfranco8752]

This interviewer is a crime against humanity.

[@GNU_Linux_for_good]

Hiiiiiiiiii haaaaaaaaaaa..........!!!!!!!

[@cybersphere]

Not only smart, she's beautiful.

[@9Russian11]

i wonder what she thinks about him

[@randlyons7278]

I can tell ya what I think of him . I always wished unkindly that somebody would knock him out and let her talk.

[@johnmathews2022]

She is thinking, if you know the answer why ask me.

[@jaketriet7192]

You can tell by her facial expression and tone she resisting the urge to call him an annoying cunt.

[@claudiariedel5777]

🙄😴

[@mrsfrisby3756]

She's very interesting. I appreciated her comments about education and how we are largely unthinking and conformist society. Very insightful

[@donmc1526]

Yes, and the unthinking and conformist are very obvious this day in age!

[@m35926]

She's a GILF A genius I'd like to fraternize with

[@jliz6435]

😅😂🤣

[@doogiepiedies9194]

Bruh she has children too- So she's a mi-

[@geologick]

I respect your game sir

[@jasonburrell3508]

Agreed!

[@joahchewbhaka5679]

I know what you mean dog 😉

[@quantumfaze]

she is so poised.. such a visionary, full of integrity and so beautiful. i really wish the interveiwer wouldnt try to overtalk and interrupt her though and how humble she was to just let him do his thing. She is such a wealth of intelligence!

[@goodkawz]

When you are that smart you must have to learn to suffer fools constantly.

[@allenblack3785]

Yes I wished he would just shutup and let the lady speak !!!

[@imalwayswatchingu00]

Someone please just be this man's friend, I think that's what he needs, to know that he is good enough.

[@abcdefzhij]

Lmfao

[@philipgeffner3208]

Why would you even say that because you're assuming that he's a single lonely guy but what do you base that on so maybe you're the one who needs a friend but doesn't even know it!

[@philipgeffner3208]

@@abcdefzhij I would love to know how stupid you would have to be to leave that kind of whatever you call it because it proves one thing to me at least and that is your a fool because you find this nothing more than funny cuz you have nothing to add, unbelievable

[@abcdefzhij]

@@philipgeffner3208 Cool man

[@terrelmaz8424]

i love watching videos....because when the video ends...noone knows what happens...uhmm...i mean...what a nice tie

[@makedonija77]

What I like most about her is her ability to simplify complex thoughts and get information across effectively, kind of like rationalizing philosophical ideas and integrating them into the current reality and trends.

[@kristich78]

He was star-struck by her beauty and brilliance, therefore unable to deliver a poised professional interview. He was practically interviewing himself out of pure intimidation and nervousness. Additionally, his verbose language designed to impress her congested the flow of conversation.

[@karenday9109]

You said it!

[@NormBa]

As befits a Harold Channer interview, I clicked it to five random spots and Harold Channer was talking. He really ought to dispense with the whole interviewee pretense and plunge right into himself.

[@Configuration25]

I wish there were more interviews to listen to of Marilyn available on the internet. There aren't that many it seems.

[@terrelmaz8424]

its dangerous...trust me...there are so many interviews she did i bet that 'noone' has seen...i mean..maybe because they are old--- 'capp'...i realise how interlectually capable she is...uhmm so if there is...maybe by luck...someone out there interlectually capable to comprehend beyond the blinds...i think they would think it would be dangerous...but maybe he understands....you dont wanna know...i mean....slatttt🤣😌😌😌💀

[@davidtiessen7713]

check the letterman one out

[@adelle468]

Me too !

[@stevo1767]

Wow the smartest person in the world is beautiful

[@sanyok30]

Jeez, the interviewer is so incredibly annoying and tries to sound intelligent while accomplishing the opposite. /facepalm

[@hopefullfox]

What a graceful and intellectual woman! Shes very polite and well spoken.(not like this ignorant man who keeps on interrupting her) A true role model!

[@robiacullo4141]

If you think he was bad you should hear David Letterman with her, or just about anyone else. He just can't keep his mouth shut. Marilyn could hardly get a word in edgewise.

[@w0ry035]

He probably provided her with the single most interesting interview she could have edver done and people out here calling the man "ignorant". You can se in Marilyn's face how interested she is in the topics presented to her which clearly differs from the annoyed and defensive Marilyn we see when she goes on tv shows.

[@terrelmaz8424]

i love the world...we are so different and amazing...it makes it nice...imagine the average person with the ability to realise, uhmmm maybe what some people really are through a video...mhmm...just imagine....i mean...uhmm...i love trap music and hellcats😌😌😌😌🤣🤣🤣

[@opticalmixing23]

Right, he keeps butting in

[@k.c.r.5974]

No doubt! She's a certified hottie

[@MatthewD999]

STOP INTERRUPTING HERRRRR!!!!

[@elnino559]

She nailed it: motivation, perseverance, and hard work. Everything else is secondary, potential does not equal action.

[@legalfictionnaturalfact3969]

.. who said it did? The fact is that some people are born within a gift for cognitive and intellectual pursuits. Everyone who tries to downplay that by saying hard work this and perseverance that.. just sounds like they're insecure about their own intelligence. All else equal, those with advanced capabilities are going to outperform the average person. It's time peeps stop being insecure about it, and start seeing the gifted as resources.

[@zabbok]

@@legalfictionnaturalfact3969 I can tell you don't understand what intelligence is about.

[@AsOfYetUnnamed]

I would've enjoyed hearing her response to the interviewers question of how to increase self motivation, but unfortunately, she was interrupted one too many times.

[@gameurai5701]

@@zabbok No, he's 100% right. Hard work and good genetics always beat hard work or good genetics in every field and in every case. The fact that you think otherwise you were never in a truly competitive field and never competed against genetic freaks. I've had near 100 hour work shifts in my field, you're probably not going to outwork me (most people think hard work consists of 60 hours or less per week that isn't even managed efficiently, the irony). Why am I working so hard? Because my genetics allow me to be more gifted at my job than 99% of people (far more than that), so I'm using all the ressources I can towards my lifetime goal to make the best of them. If I didn't have the talent, I'd work in an entirely different industry where I had gifts. At the end of the day, your lifetime is limited and a day only lasts 24 hours. Some people can achieve more in 10 mins then others can in 10 hours, good luck outworking those, especially if they're workaholics. Sorry to burst your bubble, but working 40 hour jobs with average talent won't make you a future genius who somehow did it without any gifts. By talented people's standards, you'd be considered both lazy and undedicated. There is a burning passion that turns you into a workaholic that only comes from being truly gifted that discipline with average talent alone won't give you.

[@dr.reidsheftalltruthinscie2007]

The interviewer is not listening to her answers. He is merely preparing, in his mind, the next thing he wants to say. She made a remarkable statement that was dying to be explored. It was, "I didn't understand Shakespeare until I was 30." At that point, he missed an incredible opportunity. We went on to his next speech. Wouldn't you like to know why it took her so long to feel she understood Shakespeare? She is, after all, the most intelligent woman in the world. He had the chance to go down a fascinating path and was not capable of recognizing it.

[@xzonia1]

Yeah, I was really surprised to hear her say it took her that long to understand Shakespeare because I got it when I was 14 in high school. I can see why she's against teaching it to kids when she didn't get it, but not all kids have that problem. Though I realize I'm different because I read the KJV of the Bible when I was 7 all the way through, and so I had a basic understanding of Old English long before I started reading Shakespeare. I think she probably just didn't get into old languages until she was an adult, but some kids learn those things young. Later, she said let kids explore what interests them, which made her earlier comments on Shakespeare more logical. If the interviewer had followed up and questioned her in the moment, instead of her having to clarify on her own later, I don't think I'd have been thrown by the comment. But she explained it without his help. Very smart lady (way smarter than I'll ever be). :)

[@dr.reidsheftalltruthinscie2007]

@@xzonia1 yes it was shocking to me. It's not easy for most people but well within her abilities (and yours). Me, not so much. However, I did catch her in a math/logic error once. Now I can't remember what it was. A friend asked me something from Parade. I was right. She was wrong. I do love her, though. She's just spectacular.

[@xzonia1]

@@dr.reidsheftalltruthinscie2007 agreed :)

[@yasminemora896]

Having watched this interview 3 times, I wanted to say Thank You to Harold Channer, for sharing this intelligent woman's words of wisdom with us. I look at the negative comments below including my earlier one( which I deleted) about the interviewer, and realise, that we could miss the forest for the trees. Let's be thankful that this interview exist and we can watch it. Shall we?

[@roddale8412]

I'm sure Harold looks back and realises he could have done things better. I'm glad this 30 year old interview survivied.

[@jasonkpowell6647]

He is very rude, it is a sign of stupidity (I feel), to interrupt another person in such a way that you disregard the whole of the person. He just wants to hear himself speak. People like this exist to this day and it's just torture to see, what I observe, as utter disrespect to his guest. He doesn't even treat her as a guest, as others have pointed out, his arrogance sets the atmosphere of conflict. I'm afraid the beauty and brilliance of her intellect and his to some degree is dulled by this, thus the whole interview is never allowed to soar to the levels it could have, such a shame. The spoken affect of the times "as one does" is comical and uncomfortable to see 35 years later as one does when one watches videos on youtube. I was just thinking an examination, or more accurately a lesson in self torture (at least to me), would be to count the times he interrupts her and intentionally raises his voice 'as one does' and how many times Marilyn does this. I'm sure the score could end up a ridiculous 301 to 52-and mostly her instances of interruption would just be her attempts to finish her words that the interviewer, as one does, cuts of his guest mid-sentence. Perhaps it's just the Taurus in me and how I utterly deplore idiots, Jason doesn't suffer fools very well, grandma used to say lol

[@jessemiranda326]

This guy is holding back a real conversation

[@yankalu2000]

He doesn’t let her speak! And he is even being condescending which is very annoying. Why invite her in the first place just to hear yourself talking? What a wasted interview.

[@legalfictionnaturalfact3969]

I can't get onboard there. It could have been anyone but it was harold. He could have treated her as politely as he does men but he chose not to. Give ME this bro's job and i will do it better.

[@benschwer]

What a crime to have this man squander such an opportunity.

[@karenday9109]

Agree!

[@terrelmaz8424]

he has no idea...

[@jandevries57]

You are just jealous aren't you mister 😂

[@benschwer]

@@jandevries57 I'm implying that she really is brilliant and he asks Dumb questions.

[@chasereichert-uf1ew]

Perhaps she is already aware of what he might ask, shows that he could have asked intelligent questions

[@bringiton5282]

She is so bright, I'm sure she could talk like him and make twice as much sense as he does. There's no reason for him to showcase his vocabulary. A conversation should be natural and the people involved in it should feel confortable with the person they're talking to. I don't think intelligence or IQ have a lot to do with the complexity of your sentences.

[@astibusgaming3649]

It doesn't. It's about how you formulate conclusions. If anything, simplifying the complex is a lot more difficult than over complicating simple concepts(if you look at legal cases and judgments, they make a use of language that tries to do this quite often). This guy just makes it a dick waving contest. A lot of high IQ people make this mistake. They think it's a competition, and the more uncomfortable you are with your conversation, argumentation and debating, the more right you are. They do it in a hard pressed manner where the other realizes there's no getting through and that they're being hostile instead of wanting to have a reasonable, civilized debate, but the person doing it falsely thinks the lack of continuation of the conversation is him winning, not that the other person thinks they're an intolerable prick. Ben Shapiro does the same thing. While I agree with a lot of what he says(he designs his arguments to be relate-able to certain demographics), there are still flaws in his argument. He just does it in a very hard pressed way so people get embarrassed and stop arguing with him instead of actually continuing to argue with him on the many plot holes he leaves open. This interviewer is just a dumb 1960s version of him.

[@jessickalush3305]

Anytime you're separated from a group due to natural talents and gifts, they resent you. Doing anything other than downplaying these talents only makes them resent you more, further isolating yourself. People will assume you're arrogant, and hate you.

[@SCORP1ONF1RE]

@@jessickalush3305 are you speaking from negative experience? I have a lot of it myself.

[@jessickalush3305]

@@SCORP1ONF1RE I am.

[@phillipstroll7385]

If he was a smart as he thinks he is he know that an intelligent being identifies the level of language the person you are speaking with uses and goes out of their way to use the same type of language.

[@Kuragdar]

I love how casually she carries herself through this conversation. While he looks like he's trying so hard to keep up with her and remain relevant.

[@johnypitman2368]

I love how she makes it clear she doesn't give a flip what people think of her. The interviewer tries to engage her on her level which of course he hasn't a chance of doing that and yet she is never condescending and always polite. VERY charming and delightful!

[@geriatricward]

Props to the interviewer for setting up this whole thing, but he is SOOOO bad! He didn't understand half of what she was alluding to, and he asks all the wrong questions in an attempt to appear intelligent!

[@abcdefzhij]

21:17 "If you can follow all of that" LMAO what??? Did you forget who you're talking to?

[@tracywilliams7929]

I have met Prof. Channer and found him to be a man intensely curious about the people around him. We met at his annual holiday party in his fabulous loft duplex here in Manhattan. (his TV studio is on its second floor) When you meet him he wants to pick your brain and harvest ideas from you. He is courtly and quiet spoken in manner and I quite enjoyed our brief meeting before he had to tend to his other guests. Please try not to judge him too harshly by this interview.

[@Ceorious]

Yes. I agree. From what I see, (you guys don’t have to agree with me), is that forgiveness and intention are very important. With all this information, and with as high as an IQ as one may have, none of it will be of use nearly as much as it will *With intention and emotional intelligence (like the capacity to forgive). I think (more like I assume 😅), that Mrs. Vos Savant is a great example of this. Mrs. Savant (I assume) has a very good understanding of human behavior and empathy too! I’m absolutely sure she understands Channer’s flaws and ego (which we all have) but sees the good in it. Probably she would use a similar mindset toward us or any questioners who email her for help on Parade Magazine, and If I were to ever meet Mrs. Savant, I’d hold an intention, and not be insecure by trying to impress her or prove anything. I’m sure she’d see authenticity with love, which is something we can effortlessly express with every word and action. When we approach people with high IQ, or even those with unique and special intelligence, I believe we should do it with this mindset 😊. I think this would uplift more intelligence in all people, help us learn better from people with high IQ’s, and learn and discuss with others. What do you guys think?

[@adelle468]

I think you are absolutely correct

[@yesterdaysgirl87]

If he says "outer directedness" or "the human society" one more time, I'm going to scream.

[@scott16151]

Love listening to her, though there are so many times where the interviewer just goes on these EXTREMELY long rants where he is spewing out nonsensical sounds just to fill every microsecond of time so that she can’t say anything…. And then the moment a space opens and she begins to respond, he presses on the gas even more and drowns her out …. Just so he can seem in control of the interview and trying to sound smart. Most anyone, even someone picked randomly off the street, could do a better job. He seems to have the understanding that the faster he can talk, Stringing all his words together with no spaces, And also interrupting her constantly, Means that he looks smart.

[@alantomalino3417]

Her idea to publically interview influencial people, so reveal them, I love it. A great service. And, the spoonfed, age-inappropriate schooling (1-12 grades), she champions against ... more power to her. She's kind and lovely too.

[@Chortleclips]

LET HER TALK!! GOD!! who's interviewing who here?

[@amandaberesford]

I think she's very brave. Clearly she gained a great deal of noteriety and status from her purported IQ. But this also opens you up to attack from less secure individuals looking to make cheap points. I find her mind quite stimulating.

[@randompetsandnuns]

I really wish she were still young and active in public life! She could really open some eyes.

[@JACKnJESUS]

Actually, we do use 100% of our brains, just not all at one time. But at the time of the interview, everyone in neurology thought the same thing she stated.

[@miguelrivera9878]

so true

[@terrelmaz8424]

actually you dont use 100% of your brain...but if you told the average npc that...one of them might actually unlock a certain porsion of the brain and realise how much of a puppet show the world is and maybe have the intellect to ruin things,in which most might regard fine but are actually implanted from a terrible, deeper and darker source. and trust me...the few that probably do might even realise how dangerous!!! it is, to even disrupt or try to dismatle the way anything you think is is...

[@JACKnJESUS]

@@terrelmaz8424 There is no...certain portion of the brain the way you are phrasing it. The wall of the subconscious and conscious is an outdated idea. Everything is connected...the entire neural net is connected.

[@terrelmaz8424]

@@JACKnJESUS that is a conlusion reached in order to have a standpoint of a slightly acurate hypothesis...in reality the studies never really could figure out why we dont use 100%...and so a study with no conclusion is regarded useless...especially after determining that even a minority might be interleectually capable to a certain advantage that the regular einstein brain...its scary...so best thing was to dissmiss it...that way, they simply never develop and there is not interleectual diversity....as much as its healthy to know you are a genuis...the government realised how tragic and dangeruous is it for an individual to realise they are interlectually capable than a person who probably studies the universe...that is a problem in its self...so you just simple get rid of that idea then all of a sudden...everyone is the same...some reason a bit more than others but thwy want you to think you are all equal...but you and i know you simply cant have a brain similar to that 1 dumb friend even tho some of us understood basic theory of reletivity and more...at a premature age....some use so little they cant even see color...

[@JACKnJESUS]

@Frederic Zöphel Your 'thinking' is nice but irrelevant in this case. Science knows...not guessing...not 'thinking'...science knows. There are no 'hidden' compartments'...and while certainly certain sections are utilized more than others for certain functions...the overall arch is one of total integration. The common trap is to think we are designed...and there is a door to unlock in the brain at some point with evolution as the agent of change. That's simply not how anything works. Our sentiency can be looked at as an accident...a by product. It doesn't have actual meaning...other than by some quirk...we get to observe more than other animals. We don't alter anything, since the universe plays out as very long and complicated ...chemical reaction. Predictable, but without a plan. There is no man behind the curtain...in the universe...or in your own brain.

[@boduvagod]

A transcript of this interview would be absolutely hilarious

[@jaydensaum707]

My exact thoughts hahah

[@jasonkpowell6647]

@@jaydensaum707 It's so exhausting... He is so exhausting... full of ego, just wants to hear himself talk

[@jaydensaum707]

@@jasonkpowell6647 if you were to ask him anything about what they just talked about my guesses are he would have little to no recollection of the points made lmao

[@kongchangfan2237]

@@jasonkpowell6647 it confuses me a little, that there are so many people here having this impression of him, because to me it didnt feel that way at all. although experiencing this myself or seeing other people doing, what youve pointed out usually makes me angry. in this specific interview i didnt see that. it felt like a vivid conversation/discussion. furthermore it felt like he was infact impressed by her and didnt try to supress or intimidate her (like for example latterman did, lol). note: i gotta mention though, that iam no native english speaker, so its hard to read between the lines or to get all of the notions and facettes of communication that occured in this dialogue. overall, i am glad that this interview has been preserved, and i think people are doing him wrong. in the end, no matter what you think of him, people should rather focus on what SHE has to give, because i mean, thats we came here in the first place, right?

[@k.c.r.5974]

​@@kongchangfan2237I think it's how he's interrupting but yeah I see your points

[@etrogneux]

Great example of her self-control: patient, kind and full of attention to this guy...

[@cosmo9390]

This guy is without a doubt the worst interviewer in history. The way he keeps interrupting her while she is speaking is so annoying and unprofessional. She deserved better than this.

[@shumla7ranch]

She is a sweetheart AND an intellectual.

[@corbeaudunordofficiel254]

A good interviewer is someone that keeps it simple and that is able to make you forget that he is there, so that the focus is on the interviewed. This guy is a terrible interviewer, but fortunately, we can still see that this woman is incredible. I continually felt discomfort seing this not too bright of a guy desperately trying to look brighter than this brilliant lady.

[@faustus5481]

+Corbeau du Nord Officiel It's hard to have confidence in an interviewer who uses 6 hairs in a failed attempt to comb-over his bald spot ;)

[@phillipstroll7385]

I sure hate it that she never had a decent interviewer interview her.

[@mon_avis2978]

She's still alive, isn't she? I can imagine the Triggernometry guys doing a great job interviewing her.

[@arty1593]

Wow, that is an irritating interviewer.

[@jessickalush3305]

His face matches his smugness.

[@lite6460]

Marilyn Vos Savant is Awesome!!! Marilyn is Brilliant. I wish Mr. Channer had not constantly interrupted Marilyn, and instead had just let her speak. Such wisdom as Marilyn has is so rare. I've noticed that in various interviews of Marilyn, the host repeatedly cuts her off, interrupts her, talks over her, etc. How rude they are to Marilyn and unappreciative of her astounding intelligence and knowledge. We are fortunate that Marilyn agrees to give interviews.

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

I agree, the interviewer seems to interrupt her too much, and make his questions too long as if he was trying to show how smart he was also.

[@francescorossi3796]

​@@enjoyslearningandtravel7957 He just wants to stand out and appear as intelligent as her, but in the he is only annoying and useless.

[@53cateye1]

Most men are full of themselves. They’re wired to show off. Poor saps.

[@anandsharma7430]

Same. People invite her as the one of the brightest minds on the planet and then don't let her speak. Even in the 2016 interview, same mistake by a much younger interviewer. She takes it all in her stride, though, with a smile and does not interrupt the misbehaviour - she treads gently. I find her views to be shaped by the world she was raised in, and she is not rigorously scientific or up to date with the latest in science. She seems to be a genuine person with a desire to communicate and benefit others. I especially appreciate her taking on the whole world with the Monty Hall problem (3 doors, cars, goats, etc) and refusing to buckle to appease the loud, qualified majority. But quite contrary to that event, she is very slow to rebuke others. I really love that absence of aggression, being a timid person myself.

[@RoundRockMinistry]

Marilyn shows great wisdom with the interviewer who is desperately and relentlessly trying to show Marilyn how intelligent he is by going on with extended upon extended questions and over-talking his guest.

[@jp5419]

It’s so frustrating to watch him behave this way. She has incredible patience.

[@Rainy_Day12234]

Imagine a time when writers had integrity, when they felt a responsibility to communicate the truth with no biases. They took their time researching the facts before they jumped to conclusions.

[@SCORP1ONF1RE]

You're a pretty good person and you're alive today. Try to have a little faith.

[@striker3]

It is interesting ,and is a constant fight for those with extraordinary "IQ" to fit in social situations, connect , understand how another person may feel or respond.

[@zinjanthropus322]

Women aren't as socially crippled by high IQs as men.

[@francescorossi3796]

This interviwer is just annoying and useless: you may go on talking, interrupting, but in the end you have nothing interesting to say and you're easily overshadowed by this graciuos and bright woman.

[@XsoEmiXD]

8:37 "It's probably not you" Yep.

[@makedonija77]

That means even though she doesn't jump at him to respond she still catches absolutely everything he says. Believe me, that's the way a person with a high IQ's brain works. He learns quickly which means he has a fast brain. Some people with high IQ's have slow brains which means they analyze more and the output is greater quality which those with faster brains just get bored and move on to something else or become disorganized along the way(depending on many factors).

[@jmfs3497]

She seems really patient, and good at using language that can be generally understood.

[@ohthehumanity6774]

The interviewer needs to shut up. He is incredibly annoying and seems to be unable to wait until he has yet another opportunity to open his mouth. It's not you were interested in man. We are waiting to see and hear what she has to say, not you. God. How horrible.

[@RJ_Groot]

his interviewing technique, although considered too aggressive in some of the comments below, really creates a nice conduit to showcase both her intelligence and her pleasant demeanor. This was a good balanced conversation, both of them seem very immersed.

[@ParisVega]

Removing the "force" aspect from education is a great idea.

[@RedLighthousePictures]

So thankful for having a human being like Marilyn Mach vos Savant with us here, sharing her intelligence and insight in an easy to understand way. Thank you Marilyn, for being an example of the highest of human integrity, applying your intelligence to writing and education, and not the creation of weapons and machines to be used one against another.

[@MrRasZee]

the interviewer talks too much . her patience for the blithering fool is genius

[@devinbrines]

I'm sorry to take away from what Vos Savant is saying. But 47:54 to 49:00 is just profound.

[@TommyLikeTom]

ahahaha

[@FreakyStyleytobby]

So the asshole got to ask "what is a leadership?" just in one minute

[@Visionery1]

Extremely intelligent, and beautiful!

[@tracywilliams7929]

I spotted Ms. vos Savant in Lincoln Square in NYC, USA and I can say that when she is up close she has a presence. A physical perfection that distinguishes her from the crowd. It was brief as we browsed the same table of books before she hurried home.

[@Oywind]

Marilyn is a very beautiful woman.

[@richardkremer5830]

I strongly feel that the fear of math can be eliminated by changing every math class above arithmetic to a language forum. In all studies starting from algebra the numbers are insignificant except how they relate to each other in the equation. If you know the language of the equation, and have a calculator for the simple numbers, you have a straight path to a solution. The fear of higher math can be erased

[@drfoxcourt]

This talk needs to be shown to every educator, superintendent and heads of education departments in the USA. If what MCVosS is talking about were taken to heart, in one or two generations, we'd have a more productive, healthy and "more perfect union" that our nation's founders had dreamed about.

[@Gabriel_F4924]

She's really convinced about the misconception that people only use a small percentage of our brains. I think there is some truth to it in the sense that we aren't necessarily always "conscious" of ourselves, sometimes we are bored sometimes we are sleepy. There's is also a high prevalence of ADHD and I think it's all related to motivation. We also go through our days with a robot like repetition and in those time we are not effectively using our brains. When we are not challenged we are not using much of our brains. Continuously using your brain in the sense that you use a higher percentage of it would be stressful to many people. Our capability to become the next Einstein isn't necessarily true but I think education can teach us to reach our highest capability of intellect. Some people have intrinsic motivation and some may not. In a world where school is compulsory, it benefits those who are not very motivated so school serves the purpose of sparking that curiosity for them. Helps them create an ambition. Kids on their own would not go out and seek out every bit of knowledge they can I think. It has to be guided.

[@randlyons7278]

I have seen this many times because she is so inspiring to me and helps me think I could be smarter but I never get used to having to listen to Harold trying to lead the witness. I swear the man would not run out of breath. But I'm sure he was a lovely person. That being said, Long Live Marilyn.

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

Most of his questions seem to be a paragraph or more long and then he doesn’t want to listen to her answers. After she says a word or 2 or half a sentence he interrupts her. She’s really interesting to listen to but I can’t finish this because it’s so frustrating when he interrupts her and his rambling questions that seem to showcase how much he knows instead of interviewing her, and listening patiently to her answers.

[@dovestones]

She is smokin'.

[@SepherStar]

Oh lay off her. She's a human first. She has her strong points and weak points like everyone else. If she can solve a problem most people can't, great. More power to her. The world needs people who can do that. We stand on the shoulder of giants. But we shouldn't crush them while doing so. I applaud her for doing something she enjoys and I thank her for the contributions she does make to this world, and forgive her for being wrong sometimes.

[@ThePixelPopper]

Out of all the people to interview her they picked him?

[@Tesseus2006]

I wish he would let her speak her whole thought and not bombard her with words, stutter and incomplete sentences.

[@MrDespo3]

i have never found a person so attractive in my 32 years of being blessed by amazing female influences - i am fascinated by sir ken robinson, ray kurzweil etc - but this video (and this discovery of Marilyn mach Vos Savant) has blown me away - i haven't read all the comments but i would agree he interrupts her humble beginnings of some potential sparks of wisdom... what a woman!

[@forbesfoxxo]

Let. Her. Speak.

[@WorldCollections]

I liked her thought: "I think I'm very agressive intellectually...agressive in understanding..."

[@alfredbudy1985]

It’s amazing having a beautiful mind, that you could always find happiness in your solitude. Self Segregation has brought me the most peace

[@ShempBob]

I had a young friend who pretty much had a genius IQ. He tried SO hard to appear normal and unassuming. It was impressive, and he was good at it, but it was really hard on him; having to dummy things down to "normal people" so he would be more accepted. Got me to truly thinking that perhaps an extremely high IQ person in mainstream society-just like that of the lower IQ or mentally challenged individual-is still a handicap...different divergences of course, but all the same still a characteristic that can prove prohibitive.

[@chasereichert-uf1ew]

This is good to listen to, because this is a very good and expressive conversation becuase it's on a level to recieve a an understanding to have a clear mind to hear something that helps calm down the fact that you can't always have an intelligent conversation.

[@paulgreenfields]

She's pretty good-looking too.

[@brunoparis20nation]

Harold Channer speaks too much losing lost of opportunities to let her say what she thinks. Moreover, his questions are too "closed", open questions would be more suitable for a person like marilyn who would jump to the smarter side of the possible interpretation.

[@Mbrace818]

4:12 "We don't use that large of portion of our brains. We use 5... 10... 15%". Rather huge misconception coming from a person with a record scoring IQ. I guess it shows knowledge and intelligence really aren't the same thing, and that no matter how smart you are, you're still bound to be wrong about something at one point or another. But really, she should know something like that is a huge misconception. It's not even something that was thought to be a fact by science at one point, and then later discovered to be wrong. It's simply always been a misconception. I do like her definition of intelligence though. "The overall parameters of one's abilities". Very nicely put. Also, she's quite hot =P

[@AlbinLarssonThe]

I reacted to this as well. However, don't underestimate environment. In 2015 we have various search engines, in-depth encyclopedias and social media feeds that propagate pop science. 30 years ago we had printed media, radio and tv. Anyone from today revisiting the time of the interview would become intellectually handicapped without our modern tools for deduction and fact checking. I recall a pre-internet time about 20 years ago when the 10% myth was spreading in my environment (and I swallowed it too, because I was a gullible kid). I'm not Marilyn, but I don't see any reason her high intelligence would protect her against all false premises of her environment. I find it encouraging seeing how she could make such an error, because I'd rather believe that we're making progress today than that we had a perfect enlightened person walking around in 1986.

[@Mbrace818]

Albin Larsson​​ Intelligent people usually know how to discern misconceptions from actual facts. She would have never came across the 10% thing from any formal academic source, such as textbooks from a library. Not to mention acquiring knowledge is more than just a bunch of fact checking. It's about understanding the field of study. Having some degree of understanding of the brain and evolution and one would see that the 10% thing simply doesn't make sense. It doesn't make sense to evolve this highly complex and highly energy/calorie demanding organ in the wild, only for us to use 10% of it. The Internet is a huge advantage, but it doesn't make us immune to misconceptions. There's more than plenty of factoids that float around on the internet. One still has to have the skill to be able to discern them from the real facts.

[@AlbinLarssonThe]

Miles Wright I agree with all of your points, but I think you can't expect peoples level of rationality (from an objective stance) to linear with their intellect. It's like saying "my computer is fast, so it shouldn't miscalculate", while in fact the computer hardware can't miscalculate. A miscalculation on a computer is a software error, and software is developed as a reflection on the current generation of software, to improve it.

[@benami3071]

Bullshit...I was taught that we only use 10% of our brains when I was in school...somewhere mid 80's early 90's It was common knowledge...You don't think teachers say things outside of the book. I'm sure she heard the same shit when she went to school....that gives her passive education theory even more credibility....

[@logic7374]

You're assuming we actually use 100% of our brain. How do you define use __% of the brain? It is portions of the brain? Is it the number of synapses we have? Also, her IQ wouldn't be correlated to her being wrong on the issue. Intelligence and IQ are two completely separate things.

[@osburn14]

This guy asks her a question and then before she can finish answering he either butts in with what he thinks or asks another question, "very frustrating" i wanted to hear what she had to say but couldnt finish the video due to how annoying it was that he didnt let her finish her sentences

[@superfly19751]

Beautiful, nice, and extremely intelligent/smart. Life isn’t fair, is it? Lol. I really don’t mind. It’s a beautiful thing. She’s amazing!

[@xtremeownage2]

God is omnipotent and is beyond all material and physical things. God created us for a purpose and evil exists for a purpose. God created good and goodness exists for a purpose. Man has a choice to immerse himself in good or evil. This temporary abode, which is earth is ephemeral and short. The next life is eternal.

[@goldengalsclazy]

This interview should be released on DVD! It's interesting to FINALLY hear her speak because I never heard her speak before. She has an interesting outlook towards education, etc. Very fun interview! Thanks, for sharing! :)

[@danlozza]

This man is trying to impress her while speaking over her. What a terribly paced, waste of an interview. He's obviously smitten in the nerdiest sense and is throwing his best lame-game at her...Again, a waste of an interview.

[@friskmegently]

@Lucid91 I think it's a great interview and the host does a wonderful job steering the conversation in order to get Marilyn's perspective on a variety of fascinating topics. Consider how intimidating it must've been to be charged with one of the first tv interviews with The World's Smartest Person. When you take this into account, his demeanor and approach is entirely understandable; attributable to nerves. He picks up on a lot of her references & asks interesting questions too.

[@Pareshbpatel]

How I wish he would have stayed silent when she answered his question or responded to his comment. {2023-11-11}

[@mrsfrisby3756]

One quality she seems to have is maturity. Something often lacking in her detractors. Maturity is also a sign of intelligence. Though a rare commodity in this society.

[@gregparrott]

I've yet to view this in its entirety. But, 1) I wish there was software to remove the constant 'uhh', 'uh-huh', 'um', 'err', 'yes', 'yeah', 'uh-hum' - background noise coming from the interviewer. 2) He frequently interrupted her when she had yet to finish answering his prior question or probing. 3) A lot of his questions and attempts to steer the conversation dragged on for so long that he drifted into unfocussed rambling.

[@seeratlasdtyria4584]

I'm impressed with this exchange , from BOTH sides,. So many intelligent questions, and so many frank, directly focused and comprehensive answers.

[@Owldees]

i'd have enjoyed more of this video if that interviewer just could have been silent for atleast 99% of the time. And without his ability to interupt every fucking answer marilyn tried to give, so just because he could came up with 10mins long monoloque of his own ideas which he thought were good questions. FFSSFSFS

[@johnarthur6704]

For those of you hating on Harold Channer, if it wasn't for him there wouldn't even be a full 1 hour interview with Marilyn on KZbin, or anywhere for that matter, so shut it.

[@SR2858]

The interviewer feels so threatened by her...is it a guy thing or what...It is a shame...we could have heard so much more. It would be enough just to ask a smart question, but he has to be heard.

[@dee1288]

She is very gracious and patient clearly recognizing the interviewer is intimidated

[@julesmpc1314]

He talks too much and does not let her finish one line of thought....what an egotistic strange guy to be interviewing anyone..... let the woman speak freely

[@rezangyalos]

Thank you for this interview, it is so interesting, the subjects are so much more actual now than back then. They both had a lot to say, but they had little time for a deep conversation, especially her. I wish she became more famous, and and had her own show.

[@randompetsandnuns]

I know! I want her around now with an eye-opening podcast! We need her.

[@Sandwebbspider]

The interviewer sounds like he’s reading from a how to sound smart manual...🥴

[@Krazeel]

I think I'd feel privileged if I ever met her personally.

[@kelleydragstrem4120]

His babbling is driving me nuts. 17 minutes into the interview and I am out of here. What a waste of an interview.

[@ninosawbrzostowiecki1892]

Well, Mr. Interviewer, I'm sure you succeeded in impressing Marilyn vos Savant greatly with your incessant poetic flow. Good job.

[@jessickalush3305]

Diarrhea equally flows, and is just as impressive.

[@jessemiranda326]

You must be joking

[@jasonkpowell6647]

@@jessemiranda326 Who? I believe they are both clowning on him.

[@jessemiranda326]

@@jasonkpowell6647 read all the other comments.

[@jasonkpowell6647]

@@jessemiranda326 there are 4 comments... still not sure what you’re talking about. Ninoslaw or jessicka comment? Then yours and mine...

[@RapidBlindfolds]

I'm having a Guinness world record guest on to get to know her...better make sure I do all the talking!

[@adrianedbe]

she's beautiful too .