Marilyn vos Savant

[@spockboy]

KZbin is like a weird time machine. I just watched her on Letterman in 1986, now I am instantly watching her again 31 years later.

[@stevejette2329]

Spock - hahaha Me too

[@ZenZaBill]

Same here!

[@edithbrands6116]

@@ZenZaBill And here ;-)

[@ojaym9769]

She is much smarter or mature than first seen on Letterman@@edithbrands6116

[@jfnovae]

Ditto

[@brianarbenz1329]

She combines a giant IQ with what is clearly high emotional intelligence, which is not always a natural mix in a person. And I really liked it when she called for women to respect themselves and not undermine their own success by seeing physical attractiveness as an imperative. She has made some wonderful contributions to our world.

[@ToiChutGongFlu]

EQ is made up stuff nothing to do with intelligence

[@wildfuture.network]

Maybe actually being a Woman is what's an advantage when it comes to Emotional intelligence

[@joeysplats3209]

Contribution such as? I honestly don't know what she has done to enrich anyone's life, except maybe to inspire others in some fashion. Even that is marginal, as most understand IQ to be only inherent and not learned.

[@tedmoss]

I've been saying the same things about women for longer than Marylin has. Of course my mother was a genius.

[@betsybarilla3752]

@@wildfuture.network Maaaybe

[@seven471]

I'm an aerospace engineer and I graduated college in 89. I was very lucky in junior high school where a math teacher told me I was super at math. She actually asked me to stay after class and sat down and told me I really need to do something with math in my life because I was that good. I can't imagine if someone hadn't told me what I would have done because as girls we did need that kind of encouragement

[@Thomreise]

Ok. Thanks for sharing.

[@gustavo320]

Great story. Glad it worked out for you. I'm an A320 pilot

[@imdavid4875]

that's great.

[@forcelifeforce]

@@navysailor1980 * *you're*

[@Snickles4500]

Imagine high i.q and common sense wasn't seen as unfeasible. And yes that is the core of being a teacher to tell you what your aptitude is and not be resentful they don't have your gifts. Love the comment

[@angelacarleton9575]

I admired Marilyn Vos Savant when she gave an answer to is average intelligence is enough to be a doctor? She said, "average intelligence of 100 IQ is more than enough but the main purpose is to have a "Good Attitude" or Positive one to do well as a doctor or any other professional. She made me feel good because all of my life it was my 'attitude" that helped me push forward when trying to get promotions or to tests to succeed in getting those jobs. So Marilyn - "thank you from the bottom of my heart!"

[@sergiocalcio9481]

Being a physician comes down to pretty much two aspects . A strong diligence to get through the course load and a good memory . That’s it . Only one of those two aspects pertains to intelligence and that’s memory . I’ve come across too many average physicians and one of the things that reveals them as average to me , at least in my opinion , is that they sound as if they have just memorized the latest dogma in their field as if speaking right out of a book rather than speaking as an individual in their field and giving it some heavy thought . Then they proceed to spit that back at the patient and then sit back with a God complex as if that’s anything truly special - it’s not . The only co physicians who impressed me were the ones who could take in information they processed , use some critical thinking to discern and analyze what is carries more merit versus what is the latest hype , and then apply that on an individual basis for each patient . Instead too often I see them taking “ a one size fits all approach “ ( for lack of a better term ) only because some JAMA article has given it praise or some pharmaceutical sales rep is pushing this latest drug . In my opinion , humbly I say if I dare even say that , most physicians are just plain ….dumb. And you will find more of the dumb ones in certain specialities versus others . Usually psychiatrists and internal medicine have a boat load of idiots. Surgeons - not so much.

[@Talk2Rock]

What a lovely lady. It’s so refreshing that she’s done exactly what she wanted to do with her life. She’s a writer, a communicator who found her joy in service to others through her writing. The smartest thing you can do is to find a way to live your passion and make a living at it. People who manage that have happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives. That’s SMART. ✨🕊✨

[@xperiagalvez2398]

I believe the more intelliegent one is, it is more difficult to experience love since one is operating on a predominatly analytical thought process often than not. Psychopahty does tend to be associated with people of high intelligence...so perhaps being so intelligent isnt much of a good thing? Ethics + mathematics gives heed to an abstract intelligence beyond the realm of logic and rational.

[@dc2778]

Nailed it. There's so many external and internal pressures that could have led her off the path of doing what she loved and she stayed true to her course. She's wonderful.

[@kungfumaster12]

in other words she wasted her high IQ doing what a low IQ woman can do and do do... lmao... at least she married a smart guy that invented shit that is useful and had at least 1 kid. you know like a normal average woman does. smh... i expected better. but at least she didn't become a so called modern woman. LMAO

[@kungfumaster12]

@@dc2778 she could have become a legend like einstein instead she is just some guys genius wife. and she achieved little to no importance. and her husband is going to be remembered longer then her. smh. so sad.

[@biffelliotforpresident]

Watch her Letterman interview. Intelligent but no clue how to be funny or socially appropriate. A really awkward train wreck.

[@kyjack3721]

I love the way she speaks as if she is writing with words, giving cadence to make her points separate and concise while also alluding to the previous topic. She knows the answers but it's her ability to explain why it's AN answer and not THE answer is simply brilliant and is what makes her a superior thinker.

[@krystam8744]

Yes!!

[@cotteeskid]

you have described it quite well. I recognised the same and found how she detailed things made it so much easier to listen to and accept as fact because she covers a topic so well.

[@kungfumaster12]

nope. lmao

[@r3dwhiteandblue92]

It's like she can see 200 words ahead before she says them.

[@pippadawg7037]

I just didn't see that at all. I didn't hear her say anything all that brilliant at all, except about her decision not to study science. There she spoke with real conviction. When she talked about "women being their own worse enemy" she was being both misogynic and illogical. She ignored the fact that attractive women advance faster than unattractive women in the workplace as do attractive men. She herself was very attractive especially as a young women and she worked it with as much diligence as any Hollywood starlet. Plus it is pregnancy, childbirth and the burdens of childcare that hold women back at work, not physical attractiveness. Her prejudice against attractive women probably arrises from her own insecurities as her own beauty fades and she sees her husband surrounded by attractive women in his workplace.

[@teagoldleaf4137]

She's a beautiful person. We're lucky she isn't a narcissist, can you imagine how dangerous that would be! The one's with average IQs are bad enough!

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

My father is a narcissist with an IQ of 160. Can confirm it's hell.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

​@@miyagikai617 Nah, he's not stupid enough to do that. What he does is, he says wrong things the exact same way he says correct things. Lying is natural to him and he is very convincing. The fact he DOES have a lot of knowledge increases that effect further.

[@graerindley6312]

@@JimmyBoosterCrate was his father unkind?

[@falcychead8198]

I find that the stupider a person is the more arrogant and narcissistic they are, and vice versa. I could name names, but I don't need to.

[@karloponte2582]

@@JimmyBoosterCrate can only imagine, sorry to hear that. dad's a narc too.

[@biggmackaz]

My IQ test score was 169. I never mention it. I did not go to college after being valedictorian because my goal in life was a family. I drove a truck for over 30 years to support my wife and children. Played golf and basketball for fun and exercise. High IQ helps me to learn quickly and easily, but little advantage in life.

[@TheHungryTrollRawr]

You just did mention it, ironically! And you couldn't have been that smart as you would have done alot more with your life. You're a BS'er is the truth of it!

[@missmiss975]

Wonderful

[@bonarges1]

It sounds like you focused on life’s most important things

[@samidemirci4984]

You didn't check the actual benefits,could be a waste

[@The.Norwegian]

The downside is that it also gives you anxiety and depression

[@FemaleCelebrityQuotes]

“If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart.” - Marilyn vos Savant

[@Scotty432]

True intelligence comes from the Heart.

[@MyRook]

Sorry to be the one to tell you and please don't take this as a put down. True intelligent decisions can't come from the heart. The heart is based on emotion and doing what feels right at that moment. It can get you in a situation you regret. It takes logical thinking..(analyzing a situation or problem using reason and coming up with potential solutions. Logical thinkers gather all the information they can, assess the facts, and then methodically decide the best way to move forward.. When thinking from the heart you may decide to go down the wrong path. No one thinks correctly when emotional. Think with the conscience ( 'Certain conscience' is the complete absence of doubt in whether our decision is good or bad. 'Doubtful conscience' limits our ability to make a choice between good or bad. 'Delicate conscience' is very meticulous and careful about our decisions). Her quote is for those who actually don't think logically and therefore it's better to think with their heart ( hopefully they have a good heart). They have no good logic. As a result they make terrible choices in life. @@Scotty432

[@comforth3898]

How do you know that this is the heart speaking and this is the head?

[@Peter-wp5vb]

I'm so happy to listen to her speak. She seems wonderful.

[@PK-yc7en]

Yeah, so nice. amazing. You are sooo gullible.

[@labla8940]

@@PK-yc7en Thank You she is a scam

[@mearls242]

I could listen to her all day. She is so well-spoken, clear, charming, beautiful, realistic - wish she was my friend.

[@ReneCarmonaCaimito]

operative word; seems lol

[@ENFPerspectives]

Same.

[@stuarthall3874]

She is a classy person. The world needs more people like her.

[@jeffw4007]

Classy ? She’s arrogant and not as smart as she thinks she is.

[@gopalmarar]

There's something Old-world about her. One feels she's obeying certain rules about how a lady is supposed to behave. She's from another era... or are some Southern women still like this? Anyway, she had the confidence to contest Wiles' solution to Fermat's Last Theorem, according to wikipedia. Formidable! (in addition to being poised, elegant and wise).

[@cameronm6116]

@@jeffw4007 What in this video makes Marilyn synonymous with arrogance?

[@juicejuicy]

@@jeffw4007 jealousy

[@Mr0rris0]

@@jeffw4007 it's a human. More patient in previous media prostration n reluctant exhibitions.. You saw getting it over with... I'd get you over with too. Maybe that's it!!! You were shit at potty training and think of her.

[@wprandall2452]

I can tell she's intelligent by the way she behaves. Her eyes are honest, direct, and competent. Her speech flows effortlessly.

[@wprandall2452]

@LOLYOU DOOF And what would you know about it?

[@wprandall2452]

@card_collector6790 Not entirely. they are not the deciding factor. But there are traits that characterize geniuses. Generally they are introverts, somewhat quiet, hate loud noises, are always thinking and pondering intelligent things. Brains don't tell much either. Einstein was not a genius. By all accounts, he was a fraud. Did you notice the way Marilyn made comparisons and examples? That's logical comparison for understanding. I do that a lot. She also desired to become a writer. I know that genius and high IQ are not exactly the same,

[@leomcpie7904]

Being a genius and having a high IQ are closely correlated; one often implies the other. A genius's brain is unique and extraordinary, setting them apart from the average person. For instance, comprehending the intellectual achievements of figures like Albert Einstein or Terence Tao is beyond the grasp of most people. Intelligence can be viewed as mental speed-the quicker someone can grasp and solve problems, the more intelligent they are considered. Einstein’s groundbreaking discoveries demonstrate his remarkable intellectual capabilities. Furthermore, character traits do not correlate with intelligence levels. Jordan Peterson, in one of his lectures, explained that it’s not possible to gauge a person's intelligence based solely on their character. Intelligence and character are distinct attributes, and a person’s demeanor does not reliably indicate their intellectual capacity. Additionally, if you have something to say that is based solely on your personal view, it's wise to think twice before expressing it.

[@Erin-jt9di]

Good actors present themselves as well..I still want to know who and when

[@wprandall2452]

@@Erin-jt9di What do you mean?

[@jaketriet7192]

Does she understand the jokes in Rick & Morty?

[@JohnnyFive]

You really dont have to be that smart to understand those jokes. My weed dealer understands them for God's sake. I'll admit they're smart, but hard to understand? No.

[@steveothebassist]

Nah, her IQ isn't high enough

[@the_moist]

Is she smart enough to out pizza the hut?

[@tnekkc]

I am not allowed to show my 4 year old grandson Rick and Morty cartoons.

[@the_moist]

@@tnekkcok

[@simonbarnwell7787]

What a charming , gentle , wise and modest person .

[@PK-yc7en]

Yeah, so nice. amazing. You are sooo gullible.

[@labla8940]

research her shes a scam

[@mrcool9672]

She was a guest on David Letterman

[@ruready4adventure743]

Bhaaa haaa haaaaa!

[@cameronm6116]

@@labla8940 Your suggestion is doubtful.

[@richwong6421]

She is an amazing communicator. So clear and effective. Her verbal skills are off the charts.

[@Vejur9000]

Her demeanor is classy and gracious, beautiful woman, and wise.

[@lyndafayesmusic]

i NEED TO FIND " ASK MARILYN !" Hooked on all of her interviews now! Ah, maybe YOU can answer my question then ? I'd heard of her before, but "as a mathematical expert ?!" I'd like to see the BRAINY DOSE VIDEO MAKERS get rid of their mechanical narrators and DO AN INTERVIEW WITH Marilyn..wouldn' tyou ? Smart? Intuitive? Knowledgeable ? Verbally expressive of her thoughts ? The list could go on, yes ? (Conventional Wisdom says David Ellison, thanks !) Seemed to me "they" were sort of picking on her for not using the "math stats" as they did ? Oh, of course; now let's hear it for the "Intelligence of Creative Thinking!?" It seems THERE ARE different "kinds" and "types" of IQ " Tests." Experience and Education , two possibly different types ? So we should be also asking WHICH IQ Test did Marilyn excel in, or on ? MISSING FROM the video; Does this lady write and speak in both German and Italian ?I've always felt there is an extreme indication of high intellect in regard to peoples' abilities TO express themselves in foreign languages ?Seems there is a certain "type" or "kind" of logic it seems in learning to "relate " foreign language to one's own ability to speak and write in their native language ? It appears Marilyn 's " (by assumption?) that Marilyn had TWO "Native languages" yes ? Her opinion of "public schooling" holds great merit. I remember a question required to be asked on a high school test , was "Who were the Phoenicians ?" The ABCD Answers included the answer " Venetian" . Most admitted later that they all misunderstood the word Phoenicians because they were all more "familiar" with Venetian Blinds, than historical terms of peoples and places! (Ha Welcome to American World History 101-we (all) need to repeat that one!?) Which btw lead to my last question (for you or Marilyn, ha ?) Is the inability to "spell" properly (in any language/especially ones native language ) indicate ignorance ?Duh...As a retired teacher, I submit I've become dependent on the Google Gargoyles ' offers for correction, which often just doesn't exist.The robots tell me I've misspelled something, yet/while, offering no options with which TO correct it. Good at Questions; Slow at the answers. Anyone ? "I Ain't no Middleman" Fred Gold & Lynda Faye Copyrighted 2016 by [e-mail] or Yahoo, if censored for using the word " God" too often?

[@wmpetroff2307]

My goodness how I long to meet her.

[@xzonia1]

@@wmpetroff2307 I think if I'd had someone smart and kind like her in my life growing up, I would have felt less alone.

[@joecmccluskey]

But does she give good Hand-Jobs 🤔

[@dclaet1135]

Cringe! @@joecmccluskey

[@Alex1611AD]

Can you believe that she's 70 in this video?

[@artoffugue333]

... and the world still awaits her greatest accomplishment(s)...

[@amey777]

Look at her neck

[@GNU_Linux_for_good]

same with me.

[@fai8t]

Alex Cryshan 1611 no

[@aua6330]

Yes

[@gwennelson4565]

Marilyn is so humble, really a nice person. I have watched her from 1986 interviews til now and she always was humble.

[@mape52]

The peculiarity of her intelligence is the fact that her Emotional Quotient is certainly very high which allows her to understand the feelings related to the people whom she meets. this is one of the reasons why she is in literature and have a greather family by herself. Vous êtes magnifique Marilyn! :)

[@vecernicek2]

Emotional quotient doesn't exist.

[@mape52]

@@vecernicek2 Thanks for your Science

[@echofoxtrot2.051]

@@vecernicek2 That's because emotional capacity and functionality aren't quantifiable or qualitative. We share certain emotions, as humans, but the range of reactivity and the subjective specificity of comparable emotional capacity is likely immeasurable. It certainly can't be measured well through standardized testing. Especially because of the vast range of emotional subjectivity and individual variance of values among humans worldwide. We can determine if someone largely lacks emotional capacity, but even then we fall folly to emotional presentations that are merely different from how the baseline majority of people respond emotionally, and how they express said emotions. Too many independent individual variables to accurately quantify. That's my personal view.

[@legalfictionnaturalfact3969]

i think that would be "emotional *intelligence* quotient". people say "EQ" but should really be calling it EIQ for short, as a subset or facet of intelligence quotient. but yeah, i agree.

[@legalfictionnaturalfact3969]

@@echofoxtrot2.051 it's quantifiable.. it's just really tricky to do. and not considered a priority to test for in a world run by sociopaths.

[@SmooveBee1]

She is smart in more ways than one, very elegant in speech, and very insightful. What a great interview of her! She touches on a thing that we all must know so much about already: Encouragement to youth was rare for many years (and still is, to some degree) and I don't know why except that so many families (parents) were struggling to raise a child and just didn't know what to do and had such low expectations of themselves as well.

[@nancylane8092]

So true

[@lyndafayesmusic]

i NEED TO FIND " ASK MARILYN !" Hooked on all of her interviews now! Ah, maybe YOU can answer my question then ? I'd heard of her before, but "as a mathematical expert ?!" I'd like to see the BRAINY DOSE VIDEO MAKERS get rid of their mechanical narrators and DO AN INTERVIEW WITH Marilyn..wouldn' tyou ? Smart? Intuitive? Knowledgeable ? Verbally expressive of her thoughts ? The list could go on, yes ? (Conventional Wisdom says David Ellison, thanks !) Seemed to me "they" were sort of picking on her for not using the "math stats" as they did ? Oh, of course; now let's hear it for the "Intelligence of Creative Thinking!?" It seems THERE ARE different "kinds" and "types" of IQ " Tests." Experience and Education , two possibly different types ? So we should be also asking WHICH IQ Test did Marilyn excel in, or on ? MISSING FROM the video; Does this lady write and speak in both German and Italian ?I've always felt there is an extreme indication of high intellect in regard to peoples' abilities TO express themselves in foreign languages ?Seems there is a certain "type" or "kind" of logic it seems in learning to "relate " foreign language to one's own ability to speak and write in their native language ? It appears Marilyn 's " (by assumption?) that Marilyn had TWO "Native languages" yes ? Her opinion of "public schooling" holds great merit. I remember a question required to be asked on a high school test , was "Who were the Phoenicians ?" The ABCD Answers included the answer " Venetian" . Most admitted later that they all misunderstood the word Phoenicians because they were all more "familiar" with Venetian Blinds, than historical terms of peoples and places! (Ha Welcome to American World History 101-we (all) need to repeat that one!?) Which btw lead to my last question (for you or Marilyn, ha ?) Is the inability to "spell" properly (in any language/especially ones native language ) indicate ignorance ?Duh...As a retired teacher, I submit I've become dependent on the Google Gargoyles ' offers for correction, which often just doesn't exist.The robots tell me I've misspelled something, yet/while, offering no options with which TO correct it. Good at Questions; Slow at the answers. Anyone ? "I Ain't no Middleman" Fred Gold & Lynda Faye Copyrighted 2016 by [e-mail] or Yahoo, if censored for using the word " God" too often?

[@cosmicHalArizona]

The struggle is real. Real life; not easy.

[@Amcc38383]

Her intelligence shows in how kind she is to people, because she understands them and how can you hate people when you understand and are so confident they have no bad intentions.

[@damara2268]

Yeah.. hearing her talk makes me feel like she found what's the meaning of life and deeply understands all the relationship and connections between people. But despite that she is keeping her expressions down on earth.

[@SuperMichelleDJ]

It's a good thing that her intelligence gives her the intuition to avoid bad people so she doesn't even have to interact with them in the first place.

[@sulaimankhan1284]

What an extraordinary woman. Elegant and kind.

[@thebeatnumber]

Didn't fake prophet Sex Award Winner (SAW) say that women were dumb? Naqis Ul Aqal.

[@synovialesther5719]

@@thebeatnumber he didn’t. Don’t throw words around

[@thebeatnumber]

@@synovialesther5719 Prophet Sex Award Winner (SAW) did say that women are dumb Sahih Bukhari 304 Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out to the Musalla (to offer the prayer) of `Id-al-Adha or Al-Fitr prayer. Then he passed by the women and said, "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women)." They asked, "Why is it so, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you." The women asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?" He said, "Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?" They replied in the affirmative. He said, "This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn't it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?" The women replied in the affirmative. He said,"This is the deficiency in her religion."

[@hunterkudo9832]

@@thebeatnumber I think that the reason why many smart women are often not noticed, is because with their smartness often comes an equal or greater sense of arrogance. I can't tell you how many ladies I have seen say that they are somehow better people, because they beat a man. Yet I hardly ever see the opposite being the case. Few men celebrate beating a woman, because it simply does not matter to them. Don't be arrogant, be humble like Marilyn. Whether you are a man or a woman. Celebrating beating men specifically, exposes a lady's insecurity about her gender. And she can blame no one else for it, but her own mindset.

[@PetiteLicorne]

That's so stupid to celebrate beatting anyone (except if it's your enemy for a good reason or that you fight their ideology), that I don't even consider the people you mentioned as smart.

[@emanuelcrespo5786]

We need this woman on a podcast. Give her a mic to help the world.

[@davidschwartz8469]

Agreed! Is she still writing for Parade online? I can't find her columns anymore.

[@endokrin7897]

I remember seeing her column 30+ years ago, not knowing exactly WHO she was (besides "world's smartest person") and thinking "WHY is the world's smartest person writing for a little Sunday magazine? Shouldn't she be saving the world?" It's her choice to do whatever she wants. But, answering life and relationship questions from people? 🤔

[@linmonash1244]

What a lovely woman and fascinating to learn about how diverse her interests and talents. Her points made about how we 'assume' intelligence' are very important. We assign and reward - including social status - on all kinds of superficial external characteristics, and / or narrow specialities. Her point about women relying on physical attractiveness rather than their intellect or skills, is also foundational to a societal shift toward how a truly equal opportunity society might function. Marilyn is a shining example of quiet dignity and determination, as well as courteously side stepping others expectations and charting her own course. Well Done!

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

It's funny that her last name is Savant.

[@the_moist]

Like Usian Bolt

[@GH-yt7eg]

bruh her line of ancestors must be geniuses

[@Vens8]

@@GH-yt7eg I personally feel offsprings can turn out to be smarter if there's a huge diversity in the parents. It can mix various genes and result in really smart children. That's how most smart people are.

[@oedihamijok6504]

@@Vens8 do you have evidence supporting your claim

[@Vens8]

@@oedihamijok6504 I clearly said "I personally feel". It's my opinion smh. Not sure if it's true

[@waderivers99]

Fasinating interview. She is far more than intelligent she is practical and reasonable. Very logical woman and amazingly humble.

[@MrTmel123]

I don't think a lot of people realize that practicality and reasonability is a lot of what being smart is. It's not the brainy wordy spewing lots of facts. That's just knowledge. Which comes from experience and time and hard work. But you can't teach practicality and reasonability (or wisdom basically). Just sayin

[@MrScandinavio]

@@MrTmel123 exactly.

[@OhAncientOne]

And, unfortunately, so rare !

[@ryancwatson5349]

She meets the person she’s speaking with at their own mentality level with ease. It would be crazy listening to her interact with other geniuses

[@gameurai5701]

Von Neuman was suppsed to be able to talk to 3 year olds at their level, he created the "5 year rule-explain everything to me as if I were a 5 year old child" and it seems people like her took it to heart. Very lovable and sympathic lady.

[@Bhatt_Hole]

Now THAT, would make for a truly fascinating video. A conversation with no regard for mass-intelligibility, in which only the concepts are discussed....would pretty much be something most people have never heard/seen before. Even the most advanced lectures which can be found online still have the professor/researcher transposing everything they say to make it easier to understand for students or non-academics. And furthermore, I think it is safe to assume none of those professors come close to her intellect. However, hearing a legit mega-genius (the kind like her, without the social issues and/or bizarre eccentricities some of them have) interact with another would be outrageously interesting and uncommon. I've never seen a video like that. Maybe there's one out there, somewhere.

[@dr.100purrscent5]

I would like to watch a movie about her life. She is fascinating, and thoughtful. I have watched a few of her interviews, and I just adore her spirit more and more. Her soul and mind are in such fantastic alignment. I've been blessed to cross paths with a few quiet geniuses, and they move about the Earth hidden. May the Quiet Good Hearted Blessings of the World continue to do their BEST WORK 💗

[@kungfumaster12]

the world doesn't reward genius anymore. only idiots get rewarded. and ironically she is wasting her genius. she is average at best.

[@IAmHereForeve]

Name of the movie: A Beautiful Mind 2

[@41kils]

she's super interesting. Wished the interviewer was slightly more engaging

[@bobbyc1120]

This interviewer was great. She was on a talk show in 1986 where the interviewer kept interrupting her, so it's a relief that this guy stays out of the way.

[@artemis4192]

@@bobbyc1120 Oh yes! This guy was way better. At least he let her finish what she was saying!

[@kevinanton9036]

@@bobbyc1120 the interviewer wasn’t that “great”. If so you have a very low bar of greatness. Most of the time he was just talking about how smart she was. Like obviously she friggin knows she’s smart, there is a vast amount of intellectual subjects to talk about besides her own self. I can bet 100% she was disinterested, but she’s a polite woman. She would rather be talking about something more profound and impactful.

[@stephenhatwell8607]

@@kevinanton9036”

[@chomputer]

@@bobbyc1120 i agree!

[@JP-jd5vz]

Her speaking voice is pure ASMR. It's putting me to sleep with a smile on my face lol.

[@Akashic85]

wow, she seems so normal, but you can just sense this vibe of wiseness and raw intelligence around her and its so fascinating.

[@lyndafayesmusic]

i NEED TO FIND " ASK MARILYN !" Hooked on all of her interviews now! Ah, maybe YOU can answer my question then ? I'd heard of her before, but "as a mathematical expert ?!" I'd like to see the BRAINY DOSE VIDEO MAKERS get rid of their mechanical narrators and DO AN INTERVIEW WITH Marilyn..wouldn' tyou ? Smart? Intuitive? Knowledgeable ? Verbally expressive of her thoughts ? The list could go on, yes ? (Conventional Wisdom says David Ellison, thanks !) Seemed to me "they" were sort of picking on her for not using the "math stats" as they did ? Oh, of course; now let's hear it for the "Intelligence of Creative Thinking!?" It seems THERE ARE different "kinds" and "types" of IQ " Tests." Experience and Education , two possibly different types ? So we should be also asking WHICH IQ Test did Marilyn excel in, or on ? MISSING FROM the video; Does this lady write and speak in both German and Italian ?I've always felt there is an extreme indication of high intellect in regard to peoples' abilities TO express themselves in foreign languages ?Seems there is a certain "type" or "kind" of logic it seems in learning to "relate " foreign language to one's own ability to speak and write in their native language ? It appears Marilyn 's " (by assumption?) that Marilyn had TWO "Native languages" yes ? Her opinion of "public schooling" holds great merit. I remember a question required to be asked on a high school test , was "Who were the Phoenicians ?" The ABCD Answers included the answer " Venetian" . Most admitted later that they all misunderstood the word Phoenicians because they were all more "familiar" with Venetian Blinds, than historical terms of peoples and places! (Ha Welcome to American World History 101-we (all) need to repeat that one!?) Which btw lead to my last question (for you or Marilyn, ha ?) Is the inability to "spell" properly (in any language/especially ones native language ) indicate ignorance ?Duh...As a retired teacher, I submit I've become dependent on the Google Gargoyles ' offers for correction, which often just doesn't exist.The robots tell me I've misspelled something, yet/while, offering no options with which TO correct it. Good at Questions; Slow at the answers. Anyone ? "I Ain't no Middleman" Fred Gold & Lynda Faye Copyrighted 2016 by [e-mail] or Yahoo, if censored for using the word " God" too often?

[@67marlins81]

I love listening to her give advice, she's amazingly down to Earth and practical in her reasoning. I have to say, I also think she was breathtakingly beautiful.

[@lyndafayesmusic]

She will LIVE the LIFE of a FAMOUS ACTRESS, only be able to live LONGER by her LIFE STYLE (SMART?) CHOICES ? yes ? I wonder, if being a smart person, ha..this lady wore tennis shoes TO THE STUDIO? that would be evidence of how smart she was, too, yes ? i NEED TO FIND " ASK MARILYN !" Hooked on all of her interviews now! Ah, maybe YOU can answer my question then ? I'd heard of her before, but "as a mathematical expert ?!" I'd like to see the BRAINY DOSE VIDEO MAKERS get rid of their mechanical narrators and DO AN INTERVIEW WITH Marilyn..wouldn' tyou ? Smart? Intuitive? Knowledgeable ? Verbally expressive of her thoughts ? The list could go on, yes ? (Conventional Wisdom says David Ellison, thanks !) Seemed to me "they" were sort of picking on her for not using the "math stats" as they did ? Oh, of course; now let's hear it for the "Intelligence of Creative Thinking!?" It seems THERE ARE different "kinds" and "types" of IQ " Tests." Experience and Education , two possibly different types ? So we should be also asking WHICH IQ Test did Marilyn excel in, or on ? MISSING FROM the video; Does this lady write and speak in both German and Italian ?I've always felt there is an extreme indication of high intellect in regard to peoples' abilities TO express themselves in foreign languages ?Seems there is a certain "type" or "kind" of logic it seems in learning to "relate " foreign language to one's own ability to speak and write in their native language ? It appears Marilyn 's " (by assumption?) that Marilyn had TWO "Native languages" yes ? Her opinion of "public schooling" holds great merit. I remember a question required to be asked on a high school test , was "Who were the Phoenicians ?" The ABCD Answers included the answer " Venetian" . Most admitted later that they all misunderstood the word Phoenicians because they were all more "familiar" with Venetian Blinds, than historical terms of peoples and places! (Ha Welcome to American World History 101-we (all) need to repeat that one!?) Which btw lead to my last question (for you or Marilyn, ha ?) Is the inability to "spell" properly (in any language/especially ones native language ) indicate ignorance ?Duh...As a retired teacher, I submit I've become dependent on the Google Gargoyles ' offers for correction, which often just doesn't exist.The robots tell me I've misspelled something, yet/while, offering no options with which TO correct it. Good at Questions; Slow at the answers. Anyone ? "I Ain't no Middleman" Fred Gold & Lynda Faye Copyrighted 2016 by [e-mail] or Yahoo, if censored for using the word " God" too often?

[@davidthomas7194]

I am so grateful to have come across this incredible person. Ordinary in her genius.

[@iLoveGuild]

you can tell how her mind is going faster than what shes trying to say

[@l.peytonadams8570]

I appreciate how respectful the interviewer is and asked good questions.

[@lindaclark9925]

Check out the fool david lettemans' interview. He was atrocious to her.

[@davidoickle1778]

@@lindaclark9925 Yes I agree, he treated her like a circus side-show. But I must say, she handled it well, with class than he had. He acted like an idiot.

[@VincesInHocSigno]

@@davidoickle1778 I thought Letterman handled it pretty well with wit and healthy dose of sarcasm.

[@lewisjohnston6831]

I have heard of Marilyn vos Savant but never heard her discuss various scenarios , an absolutely amazing experience, thank you both for that.

[@nealamesbury7953]

This is a good interview- others waste the opportunity, and just want to joke with her- blows my mind

[@terryfriend16]

The interviewer did a great job here, and Marilyn is lovely.

[@AnnLippert1]

go watch the 1986 David Letterman interview. Nothing happened Nothing was learned. a wasted interview.

[@russbell6418]

@@AnnLippert1 That wasn’t an interview. David was trolling her because he was an entertainer (though he was, in his own right, brilliant). She trolled him because he was annoying. Still entertaining. But not an interview.

[@nancylane8092]

@@russbell6418 He was trolling her because his Big misogynistic ego felt threatened by her

[@wookongninja7461]

I still remember how she trolled Letterman a long time ago. On his own show. Hehe, she made him have a tantrum.

[@drewc.2734]

True - I came here from that interview where Letterman was a TOTAL asshole to her.

[@koshersalaami]

Same. Same observation.

[@kidwave1]

@@drewc.2734 She didnt exactly make it easy. Maybe she is smart but, what a ditz.

[@kidwave1]

@@koshersalaami She didnt exactly make it easy. Maybe she is smart but, what a ditz.

[@Varcinius]

This kidwave kid copy & paste the same statement on multiple videos

[@Plus9dB996]

This is a really good interview. She is an amazing person. How many people would turn into blazing, arrogant idiots upon being told that they were the most intelligent person alive? She is the perfect person to represent what our species can achieve intellectually.

[@stelutu33]

that's not actually possible. Arrogant idiots can never have a superior IQ. One always excludes the other

[@chunyuenlau56]

I've been unable to find any clips of Marilyn vos Savant being interviewed since the ones she did in the late 1980's. So this interview clip is absolutely gold to me. If the uploader has anymore clips of interviews featuring Marilyn vos Savant from the 90's and onwards, that would be absolutely terrific.

[@sandeepdesai432]

I got this video through a reference mentioned in her column in parade. I'm sure there are some recent videos of her like this one but they are hard to find. You can follow her column, website and Twitter for any leads.

[@jimmason8502]

Go look up the David Letterman interview from 1986.

[@justinsouthworth1783]

I hate to sound like Captain Obvious, but 1986 is the late eighties.

[@frankiemorgan8056]

@@jimmason8502 he seemed to be intimidated by her. Talked over her. Was rather rude I thought

[@sl101d5]

I think that having a personal column and being asked a number of everyday questions to not so everyday questions, was actually a very good fit for her, people with above average intelligence, usually struggle with connecting to others, due to their cognitive differences, which can make them feel lonely, but through her job she gets to connect to thousands of people, and help them in whatever way they need. Also I think it’s wrong of people to say that she should have accomplished more with her smarts, she’s doing what makes her happy and helping people, which is an accomplishment all on its own, if you want someone to accomplish something great, you be that person.

[@sl101d5]

Also just wanted to add that sometimes people who are written off as “dumb” could still be viewed as geniuses by geniuses because they may not be able to think and do what they as a “smart” person does. And isn’t that all what a genius is, someone different from another person, with different brain capabilities. It depends on the person who is viewing another, on whether or not they are a smart, honestly everyone is a genius in there own way.

[@victorhopper6774]

its natural for people to expect her to give a little effort value to the human struggle.

[@18_rabbit]

@@sl101d5 big no, that ain't what this is about. This is about quantifiable intellignece, and accuracy of thinking, which are objectively measured.

[@kerstinklenovsky239]

Where so many other 'geniuses' have become the victims of their intelligence and have gone mad, this lady has succeeded in life by using her smartness to make choices that have made her happy. I am delighted for her. ❤️

[@wishbone103]

I think the biggest trick in life is to fine your heart felt passion and express your life through that passion. Easier said then done if your gift isn't on the surface and you have dig for it.

[@MeatBallBoy23]

She's so smart that she used words I've never heard of but understood anyways because she used them in a simple way in her sentences. It's like she knows how to find a mind ground so whoever is listening can keep up. She's amazing.

[@Erik-ox8es]

What word did you not understand?

[@dtschuor459]

@@Erik-ox8es Well, she used “anathema.” It’s not like an amazing word, but I suppose I wouldn’t expect an “average” person to have and use that word as part of their general vocabulary.

[@PetiteLicorne]

Yes, anathema is not a difficult word.

[@emptyblank099a]

@@PetiteLicorne And how many people in day to day ever use that word or know that word?

[@nathanlaird]

@@emptyblank099a Orthodox Christians use this word quite a bit, I would say monthly I encounter it.

[@lunarcdr3083]

She seems so sweet. I hope she's having a happy life.

[@healthfullivingify]

Nice seeing and hearing you, Marilyn. Your answers were savant. You are a great, quick synthesizer. No wonder your column has so many followers. Brava.

[@Iffy50]

It took me a while to even accept that she was right about the Monty Hall problem. Not only is she smart, she is wise too. I have incredible respect for this delightful person.

[@jimmason8502]

Delightful? Look up the David Letterman interview

[@simonthomas296]

I watched the interview. In context, a lot of woman had bad experiences on letterman in the 1980s, mostly due to his belittling and flagrant sexism. Watch his interview with Cher as an example. I think Marilyn expected similar comments from him (a rational position to take) and chose to go on the offensive. The difference between her and every other female guest is that letterman was probably intimidated by her and so wasn’t his usual patronising self. Of course, that then made her look bad, and gave him the grounds to act the fool he did and throw much more vicious insults at her. There is ample evidence of Letterman being an arrogant dick spanning 40 years.

[@pippadawg7037]

@@jimmason8502 I hate Letterman but I am not crazy about her either. I don't see the appeal. I would love to see them butt heads though. Two overblown egos clashing on one tiny stage.

[@pippadawg7037]

@suzanne farrington That is understandable as he never had any.

[@18_rabbit]

well im' not totally stupid (went to one of the most competitive uni's on earth and its most elite subprogram) but i only accept bcuz mathmeticians have. I have not yet seen the details and so far cannot grasp the idea that the reality counters the initial 50/50 aspect of the logic.

[@lawsonwebb8182]

What a wonderful woman. This interview was a pleasure to watch.

[@winstonnash9735]

this is lois. I have met at least one person in mensa who said his goal in life was not to have a goal in life. who am I to argue with a genius? she has done what she wants to do....I think she has been a good human being...that is cool.

[@TheRealHerbaSchmurba]

They should seek meditation then.

[@WeekndWarriorrr]

Wait... If your goal in life is not to have a goal in life then you've failed.. You literally have a goal even if that goal is not having a goal. I imagine they just meant that as a play on words, and we're just living life instead of focusing on a goal though.

[@robj2704]

The genius in her is her confidence and her humility.

[@BIGBEN9999999]

For once: (rather) good interview. She's genius, not because she 'outsmarts' everybody but because of her humanity as the token of her wisdom. Great brain, brilliant personality

[@danieleriksen1130]

When she said that 'people we think are very smart are not necessarily very smart' I was reminded of my mother's comment in the 1980's. She was invited to a gathering of people all in MENSA, top 2% and above in IQ down at a posh beach house in Connecticut, a party. She was a science teacher herself and more 'normal'.... She was very disappointed she related, because it was the most boring party she had ever been to. They all talked only about very narrow and specialized topics and showed little interest or knowledge about much else. Go figure. I, myself, have a former roommate with a proudly announced IQ of 160 who is one of the most narrow minded friends I've ever had; he has become an extreme Progressive Leftist over the past years and will not discuss anything that contradicts his opinion to the point that I cannot have a rational conversation with him. I'd rather talk to a pocket calculator. Go figure... again.

[@wcstrawberryfields8011]

Nice pun

[@srscott10]

My sister brags about being in Mensa, however she is void of common sense, maturity and wisdom.

[@echofoxtrot2.051]

@@srscott10 Yeah, I was offered a spot in MENSA and I refused. Who wants to be part of a snobby club where people talk about "how great they think they are" 24/7? It's a narcissistic club, 100%.

[@JnTmarie]

That smart… help better the world instead of a recluse snob. Learn to work with others. My brother in law is brilliant but has Aspergers. Cant relate to others as well. I respect doers Her husband did something worthwhile.

[@tinknal6449]

There are different kinds of intelligence. (For example I just tried to properly spell "intelligence" 3 times before resorting to spell check) I think a lot of the people who would join MENSA lack emotional intelligence. They are so focused on how smart they are they cannot relate to people on a personal level. I've known such people. People who could discuss theory above my level of comprehension but cannot have a normal discussion about current events, politics, or even share a story about their day. I've never taken a formal IQ test but have done the Readers Digest sample MENSA test and have done quite well. It seems to help me with worldly introspection but it sure hasn't made me any money...,.

[@0dyss3us51]

It is obvious she is a true intellectual. Delightful interview!

[@chester-chickfunt900]

It would be wonderful to have daily conversations with Marilyn. Her mind is exceptional. Deep and wide. And contextual. Very rare in our species.

[@pippadawg7037]

But she wouldn't want to talk to you even once if given a chance. Remember? She would pretend to be asleep in the seat next to you. If she really "wanted answers" in a crowd she would seek some sitting next to you in an airplane. Everyone has a story. I get the hint whensomeone doesn't want to talk, but I have met the coolest people on planes who did want to talk. I mostly fly first class (as does she believe me) and I have met a journalist for ABC news, a professional golfer, a minister's wife (one of my favorites) several physicians, a flight attendant from Korean Airlines (so glamorous and beautiful), computer software salesman, and all manner of business owners. First class is worth the money just for the company. Anyway, how can a mind be contextual? Are most minds shallow, narrow and extraneous?

[@michaelkaliski7651]

Fascinating and so level headed about the realities of life.

[@robertkees6048]

I know my I.Q. I once took an online IQ test, and it was with bated breath that I hit the finish button and waited for the results. Maybe I'm a super genius, maybe just a genius, that'd be good enough, the results came back "Congratulations You're Average." Well then, that's just F'n great!

[@khenjaime2660]

😂😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@SuperstarColors]

😭🤣

[@davidsmith5523]

Average is good considering that most of the people who take such tests expect to be good at them.

[@thomashazlewood4658]

Perhaps you were using the wrong 'bait' on your breath?

[@robertkees6048]

@@thomashazlewood4658 See if I was a super genius I would have simply used the correct spelling, so even "average" in my case may have been a bit generous. Oh well, snip snip here, snip snip there, and a couple of Tra-La-La’s, that how we spell the word just right in the merry old land of Oz!

[@Stevarino1020]

I was put on independent study after I took the Stanford Binet test in 5th grade. Went to MIT in college . I don't know what my IQ is and don't care .I learned that those labels are meaningless. What was meaningful is the many years I helped patients as a physician before I retired. Everyone has abilities they may not even be aware of. Musical ,academic and artistic abilities can be latent and waiting for encouragement .What is most important is a love of learning ,a thirst for knowledge and a desire to do good things .

[@GFC1337]

You just made this comment because you wanted to brag about going to MIT. Cringe.

[@18_rabbit]

no, it sounds like quite the opposite was their reason for saying precisely what they said! Your insecurities are glaring! @@GFC1337

[@Erin-jt9di]

Your parents did a great job raising you..

[@Erin-jt9di]

​@@GFC1337I detect a note of jealously

[@Bearwithme560]

@@GFC1337 Hmm. I would like to know what the many patients he helped think first. Too many doctors have l known, who refused to allow that l can be the expert on my own body.

[@sg72646]

Weird her name is Savant which means learned. Just an observation!

[@bobbyc1120]

I thought it was a pen name, but it's real.

[@timothyreardon9848]

Obviously she's the main character

[@manuelcampos9476]

More interesting than wierd.

[@Matthias27182]

@@timothyreardon9848 As well as Usain Bolt?

[@ceoaicryptoart5021]

Yeah because they named savants after her

[@wmpetroff2307]

I concur 100 % about the damage women cause themselves by over playing sex appeal. I, wholeheartedly agree with Ms Marilyn as well about smarts /politicians/ scientists. She is a marvelous woman.

[@paddlefar9175]

You end up often attracting the worst quality men by playing the sex object.

[@equipmentmanagementservice2310]

....and quite a hottie....ijs

[@marieslabbert6009]

I found her viewpoint on women dressing to be attractive totally true. I once told a manager that neither my looks nor my degree helped me to resolve that specific issue, I had to actually apply my mind. He did not know what to say, but treated me better from then on.

[@lyndafayesmusic]

IT'S SMART to be conservative! Wonder if she wore her tennis shoes to the studio, yes ? i NEED TO FIND " ASK MARILYN !" Hooked on all of her interviews now! Ah, maybe YOU can answer my question then ? I'd heard of her before, but "as a mathematical expert ?!" I'd like to see the BRAINY DOSE VIDEO MAKERS get rid of their mechanical narrators and DO AN INTERVIEW WITH Marilyn..wouldn' tyou ? Smart? Intuitive? Knowledgeable ? Verbally expressive of her thoughts ? The list could go on, yes ? (Conventional Wisdom says David Ellison, thanks !) Seemed to me "they" were sort of picking on her for not using the "math stats" as they did ? Oh, of course; now let's hear it for the "Intelligence of Creative Thinking!?" It seems THERE ARE different "kinds" and "types" of IQ " Tests." Experience and Education , two possibly different types ? So we should be also asking WHICH IQ Test did Marilyn excel in, or on ? MISSING FROM the video; Does this lady write and speak in both German and Italian ?I've always felt there is an extreme indication of high intellect in regard to peoples' abilities TO express themselves in foreign languages ?Seems there is a certain "type" or "kind" of logic it seems in learning to "relate " foreign language to one's own ability to speak and write in their native language ? It appears Marilyn 's " (by assumption?) that Marilyn had TWO "Native languages" yes ? Her opinion of "public schooling" holds great merit. I remember a question required to be asked on a high school test , was "Who were the Phoenicians ?" The ABCD Answers included the answer " Venetian" . Most admitted later that they all misunderstood the word Phoenicians because they were all more "familiar" with Venetian Blinds, than historical terms of peoples and places! (Ha Welcome to American World History 101-we (all) need to repeat that one!?) Which btw lead to my last question (for you or Marilyn, ha ?) Is the inability to "spell" properly (in any language/especially ones native language ) indicate ignorance ?Duh...As a retired teacher, I submit I've become dependent on the Google Gargoyles ' offers for correction, which often just doesn't exist.The robots tell me I've misspelled something, yet/while, offering no options with which TO correct it. Good at Questions; Slow at the answers. Anyone ? "I Ain't no Middleman" Fred Gold & Lynda Faye Copyrighted 2016 by [e-mail] or Yahoo, if censored for using the word " God" too often?

[@isadoradurso9491]

well she had make up on and most probably had botox too. maybe she meant that using sex appeal is ok for female geniuses only, the rest of us cannot handle it😜

[@novakattila]

She solved the famous Monty Hall problem which tricked even famous mathematicians like Paul Erdos. Nobody believed her explanation but simulation proved it to be true. She works on another level than us.

[@rhetth-s8082]

The first choice is irrelevant because the door is not opened, the host then eliminates a door, and the host then gives choice over the remaining two doors. It is always a 1-in-2 choice. It is false to think there are two opportunities to get the car by switching, there is only one car. She was wrong. I call this the deference to women problem.

[@novakattila]

@@rhetth-s8082 Bayes theorem shows you’re wrong. The Monty Hall problem is one you learn in any kind of college formal logic class, and so did I. In short there is formal proof of this so it does work. People’s perception of “chance” is not the same as mathematical chance

[@rhetth-s8082]

@@novakattila no amount of befuddlement changes the fact that there is a 1-in-3 chance of the car being behind each of the three doors. The first choice is not actioned and is therefore irrelevant. The second choice is between a door with a goat and a door with a car.

[@novakattila]

@@rhetth-s8082 dude maybe you should familiarize yourself with formal logic before commenting on math. There is a very extensive wikipedia on this, also there are very good programmed simulations of the actual switch vs no switch which shows that indeed switching wins out significantly.

[@rhetth-s8082]

@@novakattila when people make mistakes with logic they can and typically do make mistakes with proofs. The original 'choice' is not actioned. The door is not opened. A 'choice' that is not actioned is not a choice. It is a red herring. Thus, there is no "switch". There is just a choice between two doors, one has a goat behind it and the other has a car behind it.

[@Christina_320]

228! Woah. She is eloquent, confident and well spoken. But 228 though, dang. 🤯😀

[@collybeans586]

@wheels turn whats yours 3? I know mine's gonna be 1 now :( because im smart

[@jack.1.]

@wheels turn the phrase "just a number" is so stupid, weight is important, age is important, iq is important. They never tell us everything but they nearly all are useful.

[@jack.1.]

@wheels turn I didnt say anything about iq tests being efficient or any of what you are saying. I said numbers are important because they tell us something about what they represent. You surely agree with this right?

[@jack.1.]

@wheels turn Other qualities are an equally important factor in success, for example dedication but iq is a pretty good measure of cognitive functioning which can help in job selection, uni applications and matching the style of teaching to how likely people are to be able to process it at that speed.

[@JaKommenterar]

In modern IQ that score is 160+. The older scales went higher. No reliable or authentic IQ test goes that high.

[@JCG0001]

I like how Marilyn arose from humble beginnings, against all odds, and made the world a bit brighter, and hope she continues to do so for a good long while. Although from some comments and the view counter, "what did she do?", few would seem to have read her books. Marilyn wrote a book that teaches people how to exercise themselves smarter, "Brain Building", to those who are open-minded and willing. Playing chess alone is scientifically proven to improve IQ a few points, and is but one of many habits in that book...teach the world how to fish...if they even want to.

[@gopalmarar]

She's written several books. See her wiki page.

[@weirdo24-7]

I would love to question her! What mistakes have you made? What was the most challenging thing to learn around the house? Was it hard for you being in relationships? What are your guilty pleasures? Do you get headaches often? What do you think about your social skills? What is the funniest memory you have of yourself? Is there anything you can't do at all or not know much about? How many relationships have you been in? What is the most craziest thing you've ever done? What is a flaw about yourself you wish you could change or wished you could have been aware of sooner? Name a food you don't like. Where is your favorite place?

[@davidschwartz8469]

MvS doesn't like garlic. There's one of your questions answered. :)

[@weirdo24-7]

@@davidschwartz8469 That's more of an ingredient than a food but I'll take it!! 👍

[@pippadawg7037]

@@davidschwartz8469 Fascinating.

[@pippadawg7037]

But if you sat next to her on a long flight she would pretend to sleep and have no interest in you or your questions. Imagine sitting next to her on a flight from ATL to Zurich and your seat doesn't recline, you lost your book, and you have seen all the movies between Netflix and your last trip, and the flight attendant won't let you dig your laptop out of the overhead.

[@weirdo24-7]

@@pippadawg7037 Humor me and tell me how a highly intelligent woman would pretend to sleep. Lol.

[@adrnai.]

"People tend to think that scientists are the smartest people in the world, and the smartest people in the world should become scientists.. I disagree with that because, I am not a scientist"

[@Oliver-bn7jt]

Makes everyone sound so dumb

[@adankseasonads935]

This chic is a hack

[@huskylover8167]

adankseason ADS How do you know?

[@RedIsDed]

69 likes

[@kidwave1]

@@adankseasonads935 Ever see her Letterman appearance in 1986? kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6SqlGageJ6sl9U

[@Timzart7]

We had one genius in my family tree, my father's brother, but I never met him because he died of Hodgkin's disease when he was 14. Some, but not all, of the near-geniuses and a few of the geniuses that I've known in my life, have a certain extra intensity in their eyes, like Marilyn has.

[@Snickles4500]

I'd call it clarity but sad to know a life was extinguished so young a candle that burns twice as bright

[@writteninthesky]

👌 Yes, sparkling, glistening eyes. ❤

[@MrHarumakiSensei]

The difference between now and 30 years prior is they finally did a decent interview and let her talk!

[@megatronous1857]

Letterman was always about putting down everyone around him to get a laugh. I never liked people like that.

[@paizleedayze]

oh my gosh!! for real. I just saw the David Letterman one and he was horrible.

[@Backstabbio]

Such a badass woman, always loved her when I was a kid, now I'm a man (arguably), and I love her more. I wish she had gone into politics!

[@castyalin]

you're a man arguably ? you can be whatever "arguably" , "pal" .

[@dannyhelser5824]

@@castyalin It was rather obviously humor

[@natew8882]

What a waste that would have been.

[@Backstabbio]

@@natew8882 Yes, politics is shitty, but we do have a serious lack of intelligent politicians.

[@PetiteLicorne]

No, politics is not what people think it's all about power and theatre.

[@AM-br4ix]

When I was growing up in Central New York I used to read the paper religiously. I would always read the comics, and headline news stuff and would never miss reading Ask Maryland's advice column. I always thought she was such a beautiful woman, and even now appears to be STILL a Stunner! Beauty and Brains! Wow...what a powerful match!

[@newmanlord4052]

A genius is a person who accomplishes greatness without publicity or expectations, very clever ideas that change lives.

[@Gruuvin1]

Genius is defined differently by many.

[@akou872]

It’s almost as if she wrote a novel in her mind and is reading it. I see that she still can’t communicate all of her thoughts slow enough for us. But she has handled it so well it’s incredible.

[@judytelles3518]

You have hit it on the head, no one else has. She has processed it all before. She didnt say she is related to Ernst Mach, him of Mach speed . She just talked about being descended from miners and went further by saying how 1 of them walked with a stick. Ernst Mach is her great grandfather. Her grandfather is this great physicist's and philosopher's son. There are others in her family who are book smart, I am sure. I think she is anorexic.

[@nathan1008]

People are smart in different ways, some may have their specialty in musical intelligence, spiritual intelligence, social intelligence, etc. It's really cool to see someone so intelligent, who views the world in almost such a way that no one on earth can view similarly and still be able to communicate to someone on such a different level of intelligence, not "dumbing down" really, but just being able to communicate to a person their perspective without seeming cocky or pretentious to that person.

[@CewyahAlt]

Totally agree.

[@yoshyoll8515]

Majority of people can’t but there’s still plenty of other individuals on this planet who can have similar views

[@johnbroe]

Bowstaff intelligence

[@Ghostdog4]

She is still Stunning in every way. Her genius isolates her,

[@lyndafayesmusic]

She will LIVE the LIFE of a FAMOUS ACTRESS, only be able to live LONGER by her LIFE STYLE (SMART?) CHOICES ? yes ? I wonder, if being a smart person, ha..this lady wore tennis shoes TO THE STUDIO? that would be evidence of how smart she was, too, yes ? i NEED TO FIND " ASK MARILYN !" Hooked on all of her interviews now! Ah, maybe YOU can answer my question then ? I'd heard of her before, but "as a mathematical expert ?!" I'd like to see the BRAINY DOSE VIDEO MAKERS get rid of their mechanical narrators and DO AN INTERVIEW WITH Marilyn..wouldn' tyou ? Smart? Intuitive? Knowledgeable ? Verbally expressive of her thoughts ? The list could go on, yes ? (Conventional Wisdom says David Ellison, thanks !) Seemed to me "they" were sort of picking on her for not using the "math stats" as they did ? Oh, of course; now let's hear it for the "Intelligence of Creative Thinking!?" It seems THERE ARE different "kinds" and "types" of IQ " Tests." Experience and Education , two possibly different types ? So we should be also asking WHICH IQ Test did Marilyn excel in, or on ? MISSING FROM the video; Does this lady write and speak in both German and Italian ?I've always felt there is an extreme indication of high intellect in regard to peoples' abilities TO express themselves in foreign languages ?Seems there is a certain "type" or "kind" of logic it seems in learning to "relate " foreign language to one's own ability to speak and write in their native language ? It appears Marilyn 's " (by assumption?) that Marilyn had TWO "Native languages" yes ? Her opinion of "public schooling" holds great merit. I remember a question required to be asked on a high school test , was "Who were the Phoenicians ?" The ABCD Answers included the answer " Venetian" . Most admitted later that they all misunderstood the word Phoenicians because they were all more "familiar" with Venetian Blinds, than historical terms of peoples and places! (Ha Welcome to American World History 101-we (all) need to repeat that one!?) Which btw lead to my last question (for you or Marilyn, ha ?) Is the inability to "spell" properly (in any language/especially ones native language ) indicate ignorance ?Duh...As a retired teacher, I submit I've become dependent on the Google Gargoyles ' offers for correction, which often just doesn't exist.The robots tell me I've misspelled something, yet/while, offering no options with which TO correct it. Good at Questions; Slow at the answers. Anyone ? "I Ain't no Middleman" Fred Gold & Lynda Faye Copyrighted 2016 by [e-mail] or Yahoo, if censored for using the word " God" too often?

[@sandbach7195]

She's so humble!...I love her!

[@UncompressedWAVmusic]

Great interview. She is incredibly smart. I love her personality, IQ and looks.

[@18_rabbit]

yeah pretty amazeballs she got the holy trifecta. Many idjits would assume she's therefore an alien! lol She is stunningly gorgeous and that evil Monty Hall problem proved she is preposterously intelligent. I still dn't get it and want and will seek the full explanation.

[@UncompressedWAVmusic]

@@18_rabbit I had to watch the video twice and I finally understood why she is right. The answer is at a pinnacle of logic and truth. Very far in the outer limits. I kept studying until I got it and my IQ is in Mensa range in the top 10 percent of thr population.

[@davestennes305]

I remember writing in to Marilyn saying she was wrong about a question on a car colliding in an inelastic or inelasitc collision - something along the lines of which is worse, hitting a wall or hitting a car head on. She readily admitted her error on a subsequent issue of Parade Magazine.

[@vEPpaul]

Intellect isn’t having all the correct answers it’s being open to finding them and adjusting your view when new information comes along.

[@donnawoodford6641]

Vanessa Paul Something we can all choose to do! TY.

[@KpxUrz5745]

She was often wrong, as I also pointed out with examples in my post.

[@kevinanton9036]

You act like all very smart people are robots and spit every right answer. If you actually think that, then you yourself are misconstrued. All Smart people live by trial and error, and learn from mistakes and correct them in every way to attain an actual result. Yes if they got an incorrect answer, they will eventually look back and try their best to fix this issue

[@KpxUrz5745]

@@kevinanton9036 My point she was overrated and not well suited to the purpose of her column. If she had any concern about answering correctly, she could have researched it, or even googled it! Instead, she answered like she knows everything. Maybe she apologized for some errors, but I never saw it.

[@chrissyyduh7164]

I really want her opinion on standardized testing

[@donnawoodford6641]

Is there a reason why Duh is part of your name? Sam Vaknin has a podcast debunking myths, one of which is iq and standardization.

[@Borat_Kazakh]

@@donnawoodford6641 You are a troll. I wold say, anybody named "Donna" is an Internet dumbass. You just proved it.

[@FreshAirRules]

That was superb. Both engaged fairly and covered important topics without getting self important. Marvelous interview. What a treasure you are Marilyn.

[@lewismiller1519]

'people who we think are very smart, normally aren't that smart' Marylin mach vos savant

[@makedredd299]

Just look at the WHO. - Corona 2020 🦇🍜

[@nikagogoladze2784]

Yea thats her.

[@rybreadus]

Intelligent? Certainly. However I never would have guessed super genius. The way she presents herself is so down to earth, collected, and with some levity. What a delight.

[@mayorb3366]

In her Parade column she used to challenge people to redefine a given term. One week the term was "Ice Age". Winning entry... "Ice Age- The period of time between when you did something wrong and when your wife tells you what it was."

[@pwk22]

The whole subject is fascinating. There are many types of intelligence. Beethoven had a different type from Einstein. Shakespeare had a different type from Leibniz. I wonder how MVS would interact with Marilu Henner, who, presumably, with her perfect recall of every moment in her adult life, has a superior intelligence to Marilyn's, in that aspect.

[@kreek22]

"Beethoven had a different type from Einstein. Shakespeare had a different type from Leibniz." I'm not sure that's quite right. Each focused on different fields, but that does not prove that each was unable to perform superlatively in fields they neglected. Most intellectual abilities are positively correlated with all others. I think Marilu Henner's episodic memory may be an exception to this rule of positive correlation.

[@jamese9283]

@@kreek22 "Most intellectual abilities are positively correlated with all others."Do you have a source for that? Most people who stand out do so in one particular field.

[@kreek22]

@@jamese9283 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factor_analysis#In_psychometrics The rule of positive correlation is general and permits exceptions. It does not entail equal abilities across the spectrum of mental tasks. You can think of IQ as the starting point from which each ability varies. Someone with a 130 IQ may often may 120 level math ability, but only rarely 100 level--and the same is true for starting at 130 but having some specific ability at 140 or 170.

[@callactm14]

Einstein was an idiot. Thats what his teacher and his father called him. Einstein was a clerk in a patents office. People think that he stole a lot of ideas from there but also every of his theoroes were already published by other scientists so he was really a fraud.

[@xzonia1]

I imagine both ladies are smart enough to be kind to each other. Marilu could recite anything she's ever read or heard to Marilyn, but Marilyn can problem solve things she's never encountered before. Different skills, both very impressive to us "normal" people, but I think the two ladies would not worry about trying to impress each other. They'd just have a pleasant conversation and go their own ways, unless they hit it off and became friends (they are only about 5 years apart in age; not unreasonable they could become fast friends if they clicked). Neither one has anything to prove to the other. :)

[@wmpetroff2307]

I adore Marilyn Mach Vos Savant. The woman is outstanding in every interview. I am curious why I have never seen her interviewed by Wm F BUCKLEY Jr., Charlie Rose, Diane Sawyer, Oprah et al. This interviewer claims to have several major awards yet his bio is not even with Wikipedia.

[@ArashArfaee]

I love the fact that she distinguishes between someone's education and smartness.

[@18_rabbit]

no, eduction or experince vs INTELLIGENCE. Smartness is not really intelligece, in english meaning

[@susannam3923]

Jesus Christ the comments are all over the place.

[@allantulli5546]

So what are her accomplishments in arts science technology

[@Redplanetlover]

I remember my teachers and the principal of my elementary school all huddled around behind the score sheet and the tester and they were dumbfounded at my results. I was very puzzled about this and it wasn't til later I put it all together. My IQ then was 140 and I have had it tested many times since then and it has always been between 140 and 143 and I am nothing special. so I can tell you the only thing different between me and joe average is that I am able to learn new things a bit quicker than most. I am just as dumb about women and sports as any other guy.

[@violetmoon2283]

148 here, I totally agree with you. Having a higher than average IQ has done very little for me. I do spend a bit of time waiting for other people to catch up sometimes, but that's about it.

[@mixerD1-]

Fair play to both of you for being honest.😁

[@rivers118]

How did you do in school? Did you score high ecen in subjects you weren't all that interested in?

[@rivers118]

Even*

[@bugalooskrimp2599]

I love her story. She reminds me of the question about if someone historically significant wouldn’t have been given the opportunities according to their significance. Like, if Jimi Hendrix would never had access to a guitar, would he be an exceptional banjo player? It makes me curious as to what Savant could have done if being forced into a scientific field. Because she chose a different field, we don’t have time machines. I blame her for our lack of time machines.

[@victorhopper6774]

she has a time machine, why should she share. she is a vampire. that is why she married who she married. she gets a endless supply of blood.

[@gregparrott]

Perhaps she DID devise a time machine, but upon testing, proved the harm it would cause far exceeded what good it could offer. So, she decided to do you and me a favor and used her nebulizer to banish the machine from existence. DOH!

[@kensanity178]

I really like the question your analogy raises. What would have resulted from her becoming a physicist? You have to wonder.

[@ivok9846]

@@kensanity178 iq or not, women don't do physics.... but by now neither can men invent everything anyone ever fantasized about... one more fact: there were people smarter and more productive than her, that never took the one number test....

[@kensanity178]

@@ivok9846 well no, women dont do physics. They're born with baby colored sunglasses on. They see only babies when they look around. It's the jeopardy question: Its what a man thinks with. Answer: what is his sick? Second Jeopardy question: it's what a woman thinks with. Answer: What is nothing? They are emotional, not analytical. If they only had a sexual sense of humor. Most dont. I believe what a person uses their IQ for may be more important that the IQ number itself.

[@worldpeacepatriot9448]

What a great interview with this majestic wonderful bright intelligent woman ! We obviously can learn so much from her ! But if I was interviewing her , I would ask her opinions on the BIG Questions and her thoughts on them ! What are her thoughts on our cosmic origins , how life may have began , life elsewhere in the universe , how can we solve our human condition and attitudes on government , philosophy , ideologies , religions and the mysteries of being and consciousness and how does she envision the future of our species on our world, etc, assuming we have one !

[@TheKitchenTechnician]

Curiosity, and an inherent need to understand everything you experience will cultivate an underlying base for higher intelligence

[@warrior4hinduism274]

I also feel like nobody understands its about finding truth not regurgitating what's learnt.. It's not about manipulation or getting away.. A smart politician can profit without theft.. She's correct.. I share that sentiment 💯💯💯

[@BaseSixBasics]

What a beautiful humble soul ❤️ she’s a precious grandmother and a wonderful person

[@jorgepeterbarton]

How is a 228 IQ possible? I thought it was classified by standard deviations? people kinda say, well anything over 140 gets a bit innacurate since the tests aren't 100% reliable, how would you really design a test for someone more intelligent than yourself?

[@Carduelis78]

Savant was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ" from 1986 to 1989[9] and entered the Guinness Book of World Records Hall of Fame in 1988.[9][10] Guinness retired the "Highest IQ" category in 1990 after concluding IQ tests were too unreliable to designate a single record holder.[9] The listing drew nationwide attention.[11] Guinness cited vos Savant's performance on two intelligence tests, the Stanford-Binet and the Mega Test. She took the 1937 Stanford-Binet, Second Revision test at age ten.[5] She claims her first test was in September 1956 and measured her mental age at 22 years and 10 months, yielding a 228 score.[5] This figure was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records; it is also listed in her books' biographical sections and was given by her in interviews. Alan S. Kaufman, a psychology professor and author of IQ tests, writes in IQ Testing 101 that "Miss Savant was given an old version of the Stanford-Binet (Terman & Merrill 1937), which did, indeed, use the antiquated formula of MA/CA × 100. But in the test manual's norms, the Binet does not permit IQs to rise above 170 at any age, child or adult. And the authors of the old Binet stated: 'Beyond fifteen the mental ages are entirely artificial and are to be thought of as simply numerical scores.' (Terman & Merrill 1937). ...the psychologist who came up with an IQ of 228 committed an extrapolation of a misconception, thereby violating almost every rule imaginable concerning the meaning of IQs."[12] Savant has commented on reports mentioning varying IQ scores she was said to have obtained.[13] The second test reported by Guinness was Hoeflin's Mega Test, taken in the mid-1980s. The Mega Test yields IQ standard scores obtained by multiplying the subject's normalized z-score, or the rarity of the raw test score, by a constant standard deviation, and adding the product to 100, with Savant's raw score reported by Hoeflin to be 46 out of a possible 48, with a 5.4 z-score, and a standard deviation of 16, arriving at a 186 IQ. The Mega Test has been criticized by professional psychologists as improperly designed and scored, "nothing short of number pulverization".[14] Savant sees IQ tests as measurements of a variety of mental abilities and thinks intelligence entails so many factors that "attempts to measure it are useless".[15] She has held memberships with the high-IQ societies Mensa International and the Mega Society.[16] wikipedia

[@zachary007]

There's a standard deviation associated with the mean of the IQ distribution, not with individual scores. An IQ of 220 is an outlier.

[@itsiwhatitsi]

"how would you really design a test for someone more intelligent than yourself?" that's what I'm thinking also...

[@SoothSayer182]

Haha really?

[@Impetuss]

If you read her wikipedia you will see that the test that got that result has been heavily criticized for being outdated and inaccurate, same with the test she took later where she scored 186 "Miss Savant was given an old version of the Stanford-Binet (Terman & Merrill 1937), which did, indeed, use the antiquated formula of MA/CA × 100. But in the test manual's norms, the Binet does not permit IQs to rise above 170 at any age, child or adult. And the authors of the old Binet stated: 'Beyond fifteen the mental ages are entirely artificial and are to be thought of as simply numerical scores.' (Terman & Merrill 1937). ...the psychologist who came up with an IQ of 228 committed an extrapolation of a misconception, thereby violating almost every rule imaginable concerning the meaning of IQs."" "The second test reported by Guinness was Hoeflin's Mega Test, taken in the mid-1980s. The Mega Test yields IQ standard scores obtained by multiplying the subject's normalized z-score, or the rarity of the raw test score, by a constant standard deviation, and adding the product to 100, with Savant's raw score reported by Hoeflin to be 46 out of a possible 48, with a 5.4 z-score, and a standard deviation of 16, arriving at a 186 IQ. The Mega Test has been criticized by professional psychologists as improperly designed and scored, "nothing short of number pulverization"" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_vos_Savant

[@justokable6923]

I think she started to write a column because she was feeling "lonely" in this world. This is her way of finding someone like her that would "understand" her.

[@xzonia1]

I'm glad she has her husband and has met people along the way who have stimulated her mentally. I often feel alone, and I'm not nearly as smart as she is, but at least I don't get lonely. I'm glad she has others.

[@Kristi314159]

Dad told me to listen to everything i could find from her. He LOVED her- and Dad and Marilyn taught me how to think smart- and to learn from my mistakes. I love her philosophy- Dad gave me room to learn on my own. He and she taught me to be aggressive on understanding. This served me really well in the Air Force (NCO). He taught me: take all the wild revelations you can find, the three door problem, the hole in the sphere problem, and learn from them- learn how they were solved.. Then use that method to approach other problems. now i'm wondering whether to let my daughter to go to school. Between Mom and Dad, we might just home school her. We might not be terribly smart, but we do attack our problems and solve them. I like this woman, Dad loves her. enough for me.

[@thickthickitythickface]

Great advice from dad. Thanks for sharing.

[@velvetbees]

On Letterman several years before she was trying to point out that not every person in the world has had their IQ tested, so she doesn't know if she is the smartest person. I really like her because she seems to value each person's humanity more than who is better than who. She's delightful.

[@walfredoDG]

Hey, why aren’t we getting the 3 smartest people on earth on a podcast together?! Imagine the contamination that could happen !

[@krubenmoodley5124]

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. - Marilyn vos Savant

[@dorondori2071]

This is an old viking say.

[@0Aidan0Lynch0]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but don't worry so much about IQ. In reality, it's not as important as the media likes to claim. I experience in everyday life that average intelligence is more than sufficient. Believe me, if you have a normal IQ and you dedicate your life to a certain thing, you will belong to a group that has an enormous expertise in a certain area. IQ doesn't matter. Just because someone has an enormous IQ does not mean he has expertise! An example: A professor of mine, he is professor for anatomy, is the best anatomist I have ever met. This guy really knows his subject, he is a walking encyclopedia! Has a normal IQ. Now you can have an IQ of 160 or higher, it doesn't matter, if you haven't spent your whole life studying anatomy like he has, you're not going to have the same expertise. Not everything can be deduced by problem-oriented thinking. You have to experience, learn, see and do it for many years. I don't want to talk bad about people with high IQ, don't misunderstand! I just want to say it is absolutely overrated! It doesn't matter what IQ you have. If you are healthy and interested you can become an expert in a field with hard work and discipline! Never let anyone tell you otherwise! Not even from yourself! You are enough as you are! :)

[@NeoN-PeoN]

I feel really bad for the few people that just had got crushed when she mentioned how much it sucked to be noticed on an airline flight.

[@pippadawg7037]

All that stuff about "feeling alone in a crowd" and "wanting answers" falls flat when she is sitting next to a real human being and yet exhibits an appalling lack of curiosity. She thinks they have nothing to teach her. That lack of curiosity is unusual in an extremely intelligent person. I usually fly first class and she would as well. Most people in first class want to talk. Believe me I know when someone wants to chat and wants to sleep or read. I have had flights where I wanted to read or sleep but often I am willing to talk especially on my first leg of a trip when I feel refreshed. Everyone has a story to tell. I met a professional golfer and he shared with me what it feels like playing the game he loves for a living. I sat next to a psychiatrist and he told me how patient suicide is biggest professional fear. I sat next to a model and she shared what it was like to live in NYC and look like she looks. She politely pretended I was just as pretty which I was not. I even sat next to a hand model once who too liven in NYC and supported herself with her pretty hands. I love hearing someone's story and hearing their truth. That is why I feel alone in the crowd. You don't get answers in small talk. I can make small talk but it makes me feel lonely because there is no connection. On a long flight people will tell you things they wouldn't at a dinner party. I can't imagine an intelligent person and a journalist no less not wanting to hear a person's story.

[@xzonia1]

@@pippadawg7037 I think the key part of what she said is when the other person knows her name, she's not interested in talking with them. I believe that is because she knows they'll ask 1,000 questions about her. I'm sure she'd much rather have a real conversation with someone and learn about the other person, but she knows she won't if that person recognizes her and just wants to talk non-stop about her the whole flight. ;)

[@pippadawg7037]

@@xzonia1 If she can't draw them out then she has an appalling lack of social skills. She isn't Elvis or Bon Jovi and not everyone gets star struck, if she is a star at all. Besides everyone likes to talk about themselves and in general it is not that difficult to draw someone out. I have met famous people too, far more famous than she. They are quite adept at turning the conversation around so they don't have to reveal too much about themselves. I met Sigourney Weaver and we both had baby girls the same age. She wanted to talk about me which I understood. Like most famous people she was protective of her own story and identity. She did want to know about me and my baby daughter, and if I was still nursing-I was and if she slept through the night. We talked mommy stuff. She was very gracious, kind and curious. From what little contact we had, my guess is that she is highly intelligent. She graduated from Yale with a master in fine arts. Von Savant quit her undergraduate work supposedly to help her family business but I wonder if it was because her professors were on to her fraud. I doubt this woman is half as intelligent as she claims. She never accomplished anything remarkable in her life except some books on math that were widely criticized as just plain wrong. She didn't write a Hamlet or a Pride and Prejudice. She didn't eradicate small pox or cure cancer. She didn't win any chess competitions or even Jeopardy. She was a glorified Dear Abby and wrote a few worthless promo books in lackluster prose. She solved some logical problems at home with the help of God only knows who, not while being observed like when taking say an SAT test which she never took. Even then she made frequent errors and had to print retractions just like with her mathematics book. The IQ test she supposedly took at 10 was never repeated nor shared with the public. In science if you can't replicate a result then that result is completely insignificant. She didn't repeat the test and I doubt its validity. The Guinness Book mysteriously took out the IQ test score after she supposedly "won" her place. If anyone had challenged her score, it could have exposed the book the record and her to unwanted scrutiny. If she has any genius at all it is in self promotion since that is all she accomplished with her so called genius.

[@jelt110]

This lady helped me raise myself and my daughter. At least as much as any professor i've had, and i'd had some good profs. and Drill Sergeants. Smart hard people. They taught me to appreciate my good attitude. As i get older and feel older, i feel sorry for myself. And re-watching her reminds me to focus on that 'good attitude'. She is a fucking double genius philosopher. I'd love to know what bits of poetry she appreciates. She taught me how to learn things i missed- i was maybe 130 iq when i went into the army, but after 10 years really following her and others- learning how to learn from mistakes and other's insights. And she appreciated my love of Monty Python. That makes her a _true genius_ to appreciate a love of absurd viewpoints. So what I am saying- take everything she says positively. Just learn from her, and everyone else who inspires you. In the monte hall question, she inspired me to plug this into an excel sheet- and the function of breaking the elements down in order to analyze the problem.. the second order function of how to approach the solution is truly priceless.