What makes someone a genius?
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Well, scientifically, your I.Q. determines if you are classifed as 'genius' or not.  Genius IQ is generally considered to begin around 140 to 145. Yeah! I knew I was! :)
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How do you think they retain their smartness?
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I understand the question....\n\nCommon sense is inversely proportional to intellegence.\n\nThe more brilliant and specialzed a person is... the more likely they will specialize and become CLUELESS in other area.  \n\nI once knew a BRILLIANT woman... who did not know that the "DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL INDICATOR" she read about in her drivers handbook... was the "BLINKER".\n\nGO figure.
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I think, I heard somewhere that below 100 is considered to be "intellectually challenged" and over 140 is considered "genius"....Mine is 127, according to popular tests..BUT If I take that test again, I might score higher, since I've already experienced these tests and know what to expect..
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talent (ability) is something you are born with\nskill is what happens when you practice you craft repeatedly, until you have honed it\nart, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder\n\nthere are virtuouso guitarists, and there are men who play songs based on a melody alone\ni.e. Jimi Hendrix vs Bob Dylan\nboth were wildly successful\nboth arrived there by different methods\nfind your niche, and don't worry what critics say\nyour fans will like you for your uniqueness\n\npeace
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that being smart is not enough, u need to work hard in order to be a genius!
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It depends on the type of creativity.  Most genius peak by age 26, including Einstein.  \n\nNo-one could argue that artists like Dali lose their creative edge.  As they age they have more experience to draw from.
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Genius is a statistical measure of IQ. Since China has the most people it must have the most geniuses, followed by India. \n\nBut the results that we associate with genius are also a function of opportunity, hard work and success. That is why so many Chinese and Indian geniuses, along with the geniuses from many other countries, are now living in the United States.\n\nAnother way to look at what I am getting at is a map of the world colored by patents per million population. See the link. China is at the bottom of that scale, and the US,and some other European nations are at the top.
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either a genius or a moron...depending on direction
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There is no "choice" to being a genius. All that means is that you learn quickly and perceive patterns (both real and abstract) easily. It usually means that academics, for your chronological age level, are way to easy. It also means that you are a PERSON. As in, a normal kid with normal needs, like friends, kid-type experiences, and times to be silly and have fun.\n\nIn my state (New Mexico) they are working hard to ensure that gifted kids have childhoods, while keeping up academic and creative challenges.
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It's what a person does with their knowledge that makes them wise (or unwise). <*)))><
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I've heard that they're more creative a bit more smarter than the average person............
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The same reason why Genius like urself are called Idiots
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To say someone is intelligent, sounds to be as if there is more "awe" in your description, "He/She is really intelligent." (almost as if you see yourself as less so)\n\nTo hear someone called clever, that has an amused quality to it, "That clever one fooled me once shame on them, but if they fool me twice shame on me". Not to imply a negativity, but just that cleverness seems a bit like a trick learned. Cleverness seeming to get people out of awkward situations and what not.\n\nWhere intelligence won't necessary boil down to savvy-ness. A person can be quite intelligent, and still find themselves in a pickle. Which they will resolve with careful examination and reason.\nA clever person will find themselves in a pickle, and see one of the few options out, be daring and go for it, and find themselves on the other side of the problem, having made it by the skin of their teeth.\n\nI like being considered intelligent, but I love to hear when I've been clever. Makes me think I'll live longer.
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The man is a genius.  An artist like most work in oils or sculpture, his is answers.  A master.
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Intelligence AND a sense of humor.Those 2 things are at times difficult to find together!
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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.