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I don't think we're at the point of having a strict definition of 'smart' let alone a system for ranking by it.
by ABCLAW 8y ago
I don't think we're at the point of having a strict definition of 'smart' let alone a system for ranking by it.
- extragood 8y agoIf multiple Nobel Laureates say things like "I have sometimes wondered whether a brain like von Neumann's does not indicate a species superior to that of man" that's a pretty good indicator that the man was beyond brilliant and I think it's fair to say that they have the better authority than any of us here to make that classification. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann#Cognitive_abilities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann#Cognitive_abi...
- JamesBarney 8y agoOr George Pólya's quote "Johnny was the only student I was ever afraid of. If in the course of a lecture I stated an unsolved problem, the chances were he'd come to me at the end of the lecture with the complete solution scribbled on a slip of paper."