What do you think helps make a genius, supposedly Einstein at 6 was a late starter with reading and writing?
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I think I'm inclined to agree with myles_dyosa although not concerning what rhymes with silver(lol)\nNow science has shown that the better the two sides of your brain communicate the smarter chances are you will be. As for conditioning thet is but a secondary subjective factor. Although it is important, lending it first place is tantamount to saying you can drive with only fuel and no car!
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When I was a kid, my favorite subject was math, followed closely by science, while English/"Reading" was essentially dead last. Now that I've kept a daily journal for over 11 years, those general subjects all run neck-and-neck. I now see the benefit of a well-rounded education in developing one as an open-minded thinker.
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Einstein and Newton didn't use their brains to the maximum extent.  They just used a lot more of their brains than most people.  Also, an IQ test can be used to test ones "brilliancy", but only if it is a good one.
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I saw a documentary on Einstein's brain a few years ago and although it wasn't bigger than normal, the cleft between the two halves wasn't as deep or wide. This led the researchers to speculate that it was easier for his two halves to communicate, thus increasing his brain power.
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Edison invented the light bulb. It was a bit of inspirational genius that took many tries before he got it right. The idea was good but putting in all the effort to make the idea work was how the inspiration became genius.
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i think it is a right brain left brain thing-at a very early age i could do math that was way beyond my years and to this day i find it faster to do in my head than with calculator-when i was young i couldnt understand way people would have to learn math-i know now that it isnt the norm to do what i do-i dont think you can become a genius but should be able to learn the basics if you work at it-lots of love keep the peace old hippie
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wat can Einstein achieve in todays world?...keeping the boost of technology in mind...i think Einstein could have achieved anything...for example...how to reverse the rapid global warming phenomenon...he could have found out the answer for it.\n\nand the answer for ur second question....i havent met anyone who is smart...n never heard of anyone who is smart...(but i can say that my boyfriend is smart)...pepole are more selfish these days.....if u would have asked..who do u think is the most selfish person alive today...then i would answer..it's my younger brother!
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it can not definitely be something other than human since only us have the capacity of thinking.this will be a classical answer but einstein was a good one. I do not want to say that he is the most intelligent one because he was a clever one but he also had the opportunity to show himself. there are lots of people who even do not have the opportunity to read, so in this case Einstein is best example to someone intelligent and able to show it to the rest of the world.
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to generate the ability o free thinking.  Remember the book of Ray Bradbury FARENHAIT 911 which tells the reality of a comunity that was forbidden of reading books, and the government would control the population by tv. Maybe you can read a breef of that book, i'm sure will be an inspirantion.\nGood luck!
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Intelligence is God given because nobody else in my family graduated from a university at sixteen like my sister did. And it's not acquired either because she read at nine months. Some people got it and some have to work at it.
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Yes. Man had to have intelligence first before there could be literacy. \n\nIntelligence is having a high degree of mental capacity and expressing good judgment and sound thought. \n\nIlliteracy simply means having little or no education, being unable to read or write.\n\nThere are many ways one can learn in addition to reading and writing, therefore I believe a person can be capable of intelligent conversation and abstract thinking without having had an education.
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Hey sans! I think that the saddest thing is the sheer number of otherwise perfectly intelligent people that stunt their mental growth by imprisoning themselves withing a system of beliefs. Einstein refused to publish several important papers for years, for fear that they would be seen as evidence of the lack of existence of God.
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einsteins was a fool by his own standards and a simple translator realistically. All he did was interpret ancient knowledge already know by egyptians and summarians. He tried to understand them then ended up receiving credit for inventing them. Just as the Pythagoras' Theorem was decoded by a guy named Pythagreus or (somthing like that), a Greek i believe. But it was developed in Egypt just that he was the first the translate it. Most these so called great minds are mental migets.
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Like all of us, Einstein used 100% of his brain.  There are no areas of the brain that are not alive & active (and therefore, in use.)  It is possible that he did use his brain a little differently from the average person.  But since we really don't have a clear picture of how the average person uses their brain, this is just speculation on my part.
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Dear Rupal,\n            Education contributes a lot for our mental development. This can be clearly distinguished by seeing a literate child and an illiterate child. \n             From standard 1, we learn simple things, our mind opens a bit. In standard 5, we learn a little complicated things and our mind learns to tackle with complicated matters. In standard 10, we learn a bit technical education and our mind gets broader and learns to resolve technical problems.... and the series goes on and on... The more you learn, the more your brain expands and your brain gets used to tackle with difficult problems easily. We learn more and more with our experiences. You can take a man of 30 who is illiterate and a man of 30 who is literate and take their IQ test and the result we already know. By getting education, a child learns to differentiate between positive and negative, right or wrong, optimist or pessimist... How all this happens and what is the mechanism of the expansion of brain by getting education, is still a mystery.\n\nHope this helps!!
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Me?\n\nI don't think you can quantify such a thing. I am a scientist and work with many of the world's top minds in their specialized field. Could they manage to go grocery shopping on their own? No way, yet they can clone a cat. Go figure.\n\nA great author or poet is smart in one way, while a brilliant mathematician is smart in another.  \n\nI guess you want an all around Jack of All trades smart guy. Well Ken Jennings from Jeopardy has a lot of trivia knowledge and knows amny subjects, but no one would call him the smartest person on the planet.  Einstein was a great physicist yet he was a lousy artist.\n\nI think  you can be the best at somthing, but not the best at everything.
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Yes, obtain information.  The thing is that he lacked certant qualities you would say would be concidered ecceptance to sociaty.  He got expelled from school, asked to many questions, but had an unfathomable way of thinking and had a great imagination.  He thought the impossible was possible, and questioned everything.  \nIf we learn to question and think and imagen the way he did, then yes, we would be just as smart, if not smarter.