Mensa, a high-IQ society located in Canada, has inducted its second toddler this year. The youngest, and most recent, is Anthony Popa Urria and has an estimated IQ of 154. The article says he can say the alphabet backwards and forwards, count to 1,000, speak 3 languages (English, Spanish, and some Romanian), name all of the planets in the Solar System. The second youngest is Emmelyn Roettger, and is also the youngest U.S. member.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/mensa-welcomes-two-old-ranks-second-toddler-013027542.html
I think that toddlers having this level of intelligence is astounding. The cut-off IQ point for being a certified genius is 140 and above, and most people don't even get to this point. It's amazing that toddlers can have a higher intelligence, relative to their age, than most of the world's adults will ever get in their entire lives. If one of my children were to be inducted into Mensa, I hope would extremely proud, but also intimated, knowing that my toddler is smarter than me, which is pretty weird.
Crazy smart kids is kinda freaky. But ok...in any case, it's really cool that someone so young can be so smart. I wonder what sorts of pressures that brings to them once they start school. I feel as though being this smart would have its ups and downs.
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