We often hear about how smart Albert Einstein was, but no one actually knows his IQ because he never took an official IQ test. Back when Einstein was alive, IQ tests weren’t as common or as advanced as they are today. People have tried to estimate his IQ based on his work and achievements, guessing it could be around 160 or higher, but that's just speculation. Einstein’s genius was more about his ability to think creatively and solve problems in ways no one had before. He was famous for using thought experiments and his imagination, not for being good at taking tests. So, while we’ll never know his exact IQ, we do know he was brilliant in his own unique way. #brightside Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Listen to Bright Side on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/idhttps-podcasts-apple-com-podcast-bright-side/id1554898078 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brightside/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official/ Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Snapchat - https://www.snapchat.com/p/c6a1e38a-bff1-4a40-9731-2c8234ccb19f/1866144599336960 Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me
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00:00In 2010, an international study showed that the average IQ is somewhere around 89.
00:07That doesn't necessarily mean that people who score higher than that are smarter.
00:12Sure, students that ace their IQ tests end up doing pretty well in life,
00:17in school, when it comes to making money and staying healthy.
00:21And they also tend to live longer.
00:23But it's not simply because they're smarter.
00:26It's mostly because higher IQ scores are related to higher levels of motivation.
00:31Either way, if there's a name that's become synonymous with the word smart,
00:36it's surely that of Albert Einstein.
00:39And if you look up Einstein's IQ on the Internet, you'll surely find a number.
00:45The problem is, the information isn't accurate.
00:48Einstein never took an IQ test, so scientists can only guess,
00:52based on information they have about his life.
00:56These days, there's a test called the Waze 4.
01:00Its results can give a maximum score of 160.
01:04If you score 135 or higher, you're in the top 1%.
01:09Some news articles throw around the number 160 when talking about Einstein's IQ,
01:14but nobody really knows where that number comes from.
01:18There's a big issue with these estimates people make.
01:21They confuse raw brain power with what you achieve in a specific field.
01:26See, Einstein was a genius in theoretical physics.
01:30But if you look at how he did when he was younger, it doesn't necessarily indicate a high IQ.
01:36Other scientists think Einstein might have had a high IQ
01:39because of the incredible stuff he did in his work.
01:43On that note, there's this unique experiment that Einstein did when he was a teenager.
01:49He imagined himself chasing after a light beam.
01:53That shows a high level of understanding and imagination.
01:58More so, scientists in the 90s found out that the part of Einstein's brain
02:02that allowed for 3D visualization was way bigger than usual.
02:09There are many other scientists who made important discoveries for humankind.
02:14So why did Einstein become universally famous?
02:18Your guess might be that he came up with his theory of relativity in 1905.
02:23And sure, it's important.
02:26But what's even more impressive is that it seemed to pop out of nowhere.
02:31Unlike other famous scientists like Newton or Marie Curie,
02:36Einstein didn't have genius relatives or an impressive school record.
02:41On the contrary, he actually failed at getting a university job right after graduation.
02:47Plus, he wasn't part of any scientific organization.
02:50He mostly worked alone.
02:53More so, when he came up with the famous theory,
02:56he was just a regular patent clerk,
02:59trying to make ends meet with a small child at home.
03:03Some believe that's precisely what made Einstein famous overnight
03:07and what cemented his physics celebrity status.
03:10The fact that he didn't have an impressive background.
03:14What's also interesting about Einstein and his activity
03:17is that it seems no one can follow in his footsteps.
03:21Some have even wondered,
03:23will we ever have another scientist as big as Einstein?
03:27Most experts are a bit skeptical.
03:30It's not that the scientists of today can't match up to Einstein's intelligence.
03:35We've seen some real geniuses out there in recent years too.
03:40Take Stephen Hawking and his work on black holes
03:43or even Neil deGrasse Tyson with his simple explanations
03:46for really complicated astronomical subjects.
03:51Maybe the reason we don't see more Einsteins nowadays
03:54is that there are just so many brilliant scientists around
03:57that it's hard for any one of them to stand out.
04:01Also, Einstein may seem bigger than these modern scientists
04:04because, well, physics itself has changed.
04:09Back in the first half of the 20th century,
04:12physics was really popular.
04:15It wasn't just about understanding the secrets of nature.
04:19It was also about creating history-altering moments.
04:23Like the invention of nuclear power, radars, lasers, transistors
04:27and all the tech that makes our gadgets work.
04:30But fast forward to today and things have shifted.
04:33Many physicists are concerned with things that are more abstract.
04:37Like, say, understanding higher dimensions
04:41that don't really have much to do with our everyday reality.
04:45Meanwhile, biology became a bit more popular.
04:48A man named Francis Crick, who started as a physicist,
04:51came pretty close to Einstein-like status
04:54when he and James Watson unraveled the DNA double helix in the 50s.
04:58He even ventured into the mystery of consciousness in his later years.
05:03But even Crick couldn't quite reach the same legendary status.
05:09Einstein wasn't just a brain, he was a voice.
05:12He used his fame to speak out on important issues
05:15and people hung on his every word.
05:18He was even asked to become president of Israel back in 1952.
05:23He turned the job down, deciding to stick to what he knew best, physics.
05:28It's tough to imagine any scientist today,
05:31whether physicist or biologist, being put on such a pedestal.
05:36Part of it might be because people are more cautious
05:39about the potential downsides of scientific advances.
05:43Einstein also had this quality that set him apart.
05:47A sort of pure, childlike stubbornness.
05:51Maybe Einstein was the perfect product of a very special time
05:55and a certain type of personality.
05:58Einstein himself didn't even believe he lived up to all the hype.
06:02He even said once, I am no Einstein.
06:07People also questioned if Einstein's descendants were equally as smart.
06:13And it turns out that he might have passed on some of his genius genes.
06:18First off, it's important to know that IQ values are pretty inheritable.
06:23But when you talk about really, really smart people like Einstein,
06:26there's more to it.
06:28And Einstein's kids in particular got their smarts from their mom too.
06:31Her name was Mileva Maric.
06:34And she was also a scientist, even helping out with Einstein's work.
06:38However, there's also this thing called regression toward the mean.
06:43It's a scientific concept discovered by Francis Galton,
06:46one of Charles Darwin's cousins.
06:49His findings showcase that people born out of two tall parents tend to be shorter.
06:54So, if both your parents are very smart,
06:57you'll likely be smart too, but not quite at their level.
07:01Back to Einstein's family.
07:04First, there's his son, Edward, who started off as a med student,
07:08but due to medical problems, ended up spending most of his life admitted.
07:13His other son, Hans Albert, was also intelligent.
07:17He taught hydraulic engineering at the University of Berkeley.
07:20Not exactly, exactly E equals MC square level, but still pretty impressive.
07:26One of Einstein's grandkids, Bernhard, also became a physicist,
07:31dabbled in engineering, and even filed for a bunch of US patents.
07:37There might have been something in Einstein's brain that made him so intelligent too.
07:42And it might have had something to do with glial cells.
07:46Think of them as the dark, mysterious matter of the brain.
07:49Now, these glial cells provide support, keep things fed,
07:53help with signal transmission, and are as important as neurons.
07:58When looking at Einstein's brain and comparing it to 11 others,
08:02scientists noticed that his brain had more glial cells,
08:06especially in this one spot called the left inferior parietal area.
08:12Now, this area is part of what experts call the association cortex.
08:17It's like the brain's mixing bowl,
08:19where it takes information from different parts of the brain and puts it all together.
08:25In simple terms, it seems that all the parts of his brain were better at communicating with each other.
08:31This information may not be sufficient to conclude Einstein's brain was special,
08:36mostly because they were looking at a total of 12 brains,
08:40and that's obviously not enough information to work with.
08:44Despite his forward thinking, especially when it came to physics,
08:49it's rumored that Einstein wasn't a big fan of science fiction.
08:54He probably thought this genre messed with people's grasp of real science,
08:59making them believe in impossible stuff.
09:02In an ironic twist of events, years later,
09:05the legendary Yoda from Star Wars was inspired by Einstein's looks.
09:11We should also consider ourselves lucky he became a scientist
09:15and came up with his crucial theories for our understanding of the universe.
09:19That's because when Einstein was young,
09:22he was more passionate about playing his violin.
09:25He even mentioned that, if he wouldn't have stumbled on physics,
09:29he would have loved to become a musician.
09:32That's it for today.
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