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This woman has the highest recorded IQ in history (228).

Much higher than Einstein (160-190),

Hawking (160) or Musk (155).

However, he was ridiculed for his answer to a seemingly simple question.

But he saw something that no one else could.
This is the story 🧵

Marilyn Wes Savant was not an ordinary child.
Up to 10 years old:

• He had memorized entire books.
• He had read all 24 volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
• Had the highest recorded IQ (228)

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She went to a regular public school.

After two years, she left the University of Washington to help his parents in the family business.

And in 1985, fate took a big turn...

The Guinness Book of World Records listed her as having the "highest IQ" with an IQ of 228.

Marilyn started a famous column in Parade magazine called "Ask Marilyn."

A dream for someone who loved writing.
But this dream soon turned into a nightmare.

All because of one question...

This is the question they asked:

You are a TV game show.
You have three doors.

One has a car and the other two have goats.
You choose a door.

The presenter opens another door and shows a goat.
Are you changing the door?

She's answer: "Yes, you should change the door."

She received more than 10,000 letters, nearly 1,000 of which were from people with PhDs.

90% said how wrong he was:

• "You're a goat!"
• "You messed up, that's a big deal!"
• "Maybe women see math problems differently than men."

But was he really wrong?

Consider these two scenarios:
You choose the door with the car behind it (chance 1/3):
• If you change, you lose.

You choose the door with the goat behind it (chance 2/3):
• Monty shows the other goat.
• If you change, you win.

Switching wins 2/3 of the time.
In the end, it turned out that he was right...

MIT conducted computer simulations that confirmed the answer.
MythBusters did some experiments to prove it.

Some university professors admitted their mistakes and apologized.

But why were so many people unable to see correctly?

Reasons:
• People often "reset" the scenario when faced with a new choice.

• The small number (three doors) makes it harder to understand the problem.

• They think each door has a 50% chance.

Why do people think this way?

Marilyn blames the compulsory education system.
He says this system:

• Creates passive learners
• Suppresses independent thinking
• It prevents you from exploring your favorite areas.

Why does the compulsory system work this way?

The role of parents in independent thinking 🤔 

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