American Mensa
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We're a social organization for people who score in the top 2 percent on a standardized intelligence test.
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If only there was an organization known for measuring IQ... 🤔
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"An octopus doesn’t have a cortex, and doesn’t have a reward circuit. And yet it’s able to respond to MDMA and produce the same effects, in an animal with a totally different brain organization."
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Excuse me, friends, but can you help me get tweet 314 replies 1,592 retweets and 6,535 favs? It's for science.
#PiDay
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You've waited long enough. It's time to find out for sure.
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We now have the ability to post 280-character tweets. But we won't. Because we love you and respect your time.
You may now carry on.
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[NARRATOR VOICE]
He was, in fact, not the smartest man in the room.
Roger Stone speaks to the Mensa foundation but is still the smartest man in the room.
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Congratulations to all of the 2016 Mind Games winners!
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DNA analysis of a rare and mysterious microbe recently discovered in Nova Scotia revealed that the organism is "neither animal, plant, fungus nor any recognized type of protozoan."
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Congratulations to our 2018
#MensaSelect
winners and everyone who participated in this year's
#MindGames
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Welcome Gideon, our newest BrightKid! 🎉 At just 6 years old, this Cherokee Nation citizen has been accepted into Mensa, reserved for the top 2% of global intelligence. Congratulations on your remarkable achievement! 🌟
#BrightKid
#Mensa
#CherokeeNation
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The Mensa Foundation: Advocates for Intelligence
See the full video:
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The only good version of this meme, dont @ us
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I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords. At least they're polite.
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Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 winners – in pictures
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Isaac Asimov: Writer, Polymath, Chemist, Mensan — M's recount the literary icon and former colleague 100 years after his birth
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I mean, who _hasn't_ accidentally drilled through the side of their $150 billion space station (and then repaired the hole with duct tape)?
Russian engineers say a small now-plugged leak in a Soyuz crew ferry ship docked to the International Space Station was the result of a hole drilled into the wall of the spacecraft’s upper compartment, an apparent case of human error.
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Remember: You're never too old to stay up past your bedtime, head under the covers, flashlight in one hand and a comic in the other. Excelsior,
@TheRealStanLee
!
#RIP
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What Happens to a Woman's Brain When She Becomes a Mother
http://t.co/sQPwpzti8B
http://t.co/xdXZ1Je0XP
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"Being a part of Mensa thrills me, because if it can empower or inspire another little girl to feel both smart and beautiful in her own skin, then I would say it is one of the highest honors."
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The Mensa Education and Research Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships ranging from $600 to $2,500, available to members and nonmembers alike. Find out if you're eligible and apply online today!
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Interesting. But also painful. But also interesting.
More research is required.
After
@nbctitangames
, we’re chatting as a family & the question of the day was...
“If you could pick one superpower, what would it be?”
We got the usual; flying, x-ray vision, super strong, etc.
Then my sons turn...
“I want to be able to pee salsa!”
@AmericanMensa
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As Mensans, as human beings, we abhor racism, abuse of positions of authority, and institutionalized inequality. Read more about the pledge from American Mensa's board of directors.
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With so many of us transforming our living rooms into makeshift classrooms, we thought we'd help by rounding up the best remote learning resources we can find. Help out by replying with your favs!
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No.
You should only eat 6 fries per serving, Harvard professor says
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Incredible as it may seem at first thought, practically every sentence that you speak and write during your lifetime has never been spoken or written before in human history.
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Going to throw this one out there: Where can you find the city's best updog?
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We all know how this story ends, right?
A Massive, Black Sarcophagus Has Been Unearthed in Egypt, And Nobody Knows Who's Inside
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Congratulations to Young Mensan Madeleine N., 15, on taking first place in the Congressional Art Competition! The inspiration for her winning piece, "Little Dreamer Dancing on Top of The World," was her little sister, whose dream is to one day attend Julliard.
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Congratulations to Life Member Geena Davis and her Institute on Gender in Media for winning the Governors Award at the 2022
#Emmys
.
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Congratulations to
@LynneHenwood
of Washington Township, N.J., recipient of the Mensa Foundation's inaugural Gifted Education Fellowship.
#gifted
#giftededucation
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Kick that cancer's ass, AT.
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"If we have a productive morning, I bet we can all get out of here by 3:30."
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Comic Artist Maps the History of Languages with an Illustrated Linguistic Tree
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How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists
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Typists everywere — rejoice! ⌨️⌨️⌨️
OMG IT FINALLY HAPPENED! THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG
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Over at the DoubleTree for pretentious drinking and officially in Detroit. I hope to sneek a little taste.
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We're thrilled to announce award-winning actor, accomplished director, and passionate advocate for children's literacy
@levarburton
will join us as our
@mensa2021AG
Gala Dinner speaker!
Registration opens Oct. 1:
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The _exact_ same route?!
The Titanic II will set sail in 2022 following the same route as the original
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Today's forcast brought to you by...
[Checks notes, squints]
Jenny.
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“We continue to build technology without thinking it out to its final step. You can remotely stop a pacemaker, stop a car, peer inside someone’s home. We have to think about how these technologies can bring us harm. That’s what bothers me.” — Frank Abagnale
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We just had a call, and the decision was unanimous: Science is hereby cancelled.
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The dude abides.
‘The Big Lebowski’ was released 20 years ago today.
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(x^2 + y^2 - 1)^3 - x^2 y^3 = 0
Happy Valentine's Day!
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Congratulations to Jared Foote, our 2019 Mr. Mensa. And thank you to our generous friends, who helped us raise almost $10,000 tonight.
#MensaAG
#MrMensa19
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Pro Tip: Don't stare at the sun. Like... ever.
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Half the universe’s missing matter has just been finally found
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We’re proud to introduce the 2020 Mensa Foundation Award Winners – an extraordinary group of researchers, academics, educators, and creatives who have dedicated their lives to understanding how intelligence can be used to benefit humanity.
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Pretty on brand for us, tbh
The game room at
@AmericanMensa
Annual gathering. Hundreds of games, alphabetized.
@Mensa2019AG
#MensaAG
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Are Intellectuals Suffering a Crisis of Meaning? What is the relationship between intellectual giftedness and meaning in life? via
@sbkaufman
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They thought it'd take months, maybe even years — meet the millennial Mensans who endowed a Mensa Foundation scholarship in just three days.
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This Photographer Caught a Bird That Caught a Shark That Caught a Fish
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Who's out there participating in some tasty democracy this morning? We'd love to see your "I voted" sticker photos!
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Whether you’re getting driving directions or tagging the location of a selfie, GPS has become seamlessly integrated into our lives.
Few people, however, know about the Air Force mathematician behind its development,
#GladysWest
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YOUR TRIFLING FENCES WILL NOT STOP ME, HOOMAN
This cat is a genius. Someone call MENSA 🧠
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We were honored to have Peter MacDonald, one of the five remaining Navajo Code Talkers, at Annual Gathering 2019. During WWII, these Navajo soldiers developed the only military code in modern history never broken by an enemy and saved thousands of lives.
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/me researches outdoor advertising rates
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The motion on the floor is to make every day
#NationalPuppyDay
. Would anyone like to second the motion?
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Nothing to do this weekend? Maybe check out this 31-part visual explanation of quantum mechanics.
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This video of neodymium magnets colliding at 1,000 FPS is supremely satisfying
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"I’m excited for the opportunity and challenge of leading this great organization. Our mission to identify and foster intelligence for the benefit of society is more important today than ever.”
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10-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi is now officially a U.S. National Chess Master ♟
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"The first person to solve a Rubik’s Cube spent a month struggling to unscramble it. It was the puzzle’s creator. When he invented the cube in 1974, he wasn’t sure it could ever be solved."
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We Were Wrong About Gravity… What Do We Have Wrong Today?
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Wonder what it's like to be a Mensan? Wonder no more... 🐳🐳🐳
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Look who's coming to dinner! On-screen builder and famed debunker Adam Savage has drawn up plans for a tasty, entertaining Annual Gathering gala dinner. Pack your bags for
#nerdcamp
,
@donttrythis
!
🔗:
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Thanks to powerful MRI imaging, objects smaller than 0.1 millimeters wide can now be detected, allowing researchers to learn more about brain abnormalities involved in psychiatric conditions such as depression.
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Foundation Copper Black Award winner Natalie Hampton named one of
@People
's 25 Women Changing the World in 2017.
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Yeah, I'll have a number three — medium — with a Dr Pepper, please.
Sounds good. That'll be $7.60. Please pull around to the second window.
Sure thing.
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<cough> No. </cough>
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What Happens When Algorithms Design a Concert Hall? The Stunning Elbphilharmonie
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North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns
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Thank you to everyone who made our first virtual Mr.* Mensa go so smoothly — mayonnaise, pirates, and all! And of course, another huge thanks to our fabulous contestants for making this year’s event a record-breaking affair! Over $41K in support of the Mensa Foundation. No words.
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The Mensa Foundation is now accepting nominations for its biennial Mensa Foundation Prize, which rewards breakthroughs in the studies of intelligence and creativity.
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Comic-Con wanted to know “Why Geek is the New Cool,” and we were happy to help provide the answer. Check out our panel to explore the recent surge in popularity of quirky, intelligent — yet relatable — protagonists in pop culture.
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Meet 4-and-a-half-year-old Young Mensan Juliette Leong. Since October, she's been selling her artwork, raising more than $4,000 for
@aadp
in support of cancer patients.
We love seeing YM’s giving back. 🤝
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