Inspiring kid

[omniscient]

In a report published Monday, the Lovenstein Institute of Scranton,
Pennsylvania, detailed its findings of a four month study of the
intelligence quotient of President George W. Bush. Since 1973, the
Lovenstein Institute has published its research to the educational community on each new president, which includes the famous "IQ" report among others.
There have been twelve presidents over the past 50 years, from F.D.
Roosevelt to G.W. Bush, who were rated based on scholarly achievements:

1. Writings that they produced without aid of staff 2. Their ability to
speak with clarity, and several other psychological factors, which were then scored using the Swanson/Crain system of intelligence ranking.
The study determined the following IQs of each president as accurate to
within five percentage points.

In order by presidential term:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt [D] 142,
Harry S Truman [D] 132,
Dwight David Eisenhower [R] 122
John Fitzgerald Kennedy [D] 174,
Lyndon Baines Johnson [D] 126,
Richard Milhous Nixon [R] 155,
Gerald R. Ford [R] 121,
James Earle Carter [D] 175,
Ronald Wilson Reagan [R] 105
George Herbert Walker Bush [R] 098,
William Jefferson Clinton [D] 182,
George Walker Bush [R] 091

In order of IQ rating:

182 . . William Jefferson Clinton [D]
175 . . James Earle Carter [D]
174 . . John Fitzgerald Kennedy [D]
155 . . Richard Milhous Nixon [R]
147 . Franklin Delano Roosevelt [D]
132 . Harry S Truman [D]
126 . . Lyndon Baines Johnson [D]
122 . Dwight David Eisenhower [R]
121 . Gerald R. Ford [R]
105 . Ronald Wilson Reagan [R]
098 . George Herbert Walker Bush [R]
091 . . George Walker Bush [R]

The six Republican presidents of the past 50 years had an average IQ of
115.5, with President Nixon having the highest at 155. President George W.Bush rated the lowest of all the Republicans with an IQ of 91.

The six Democratic presidents of the past 50 years had an average IQ of 156, with President Clinton having the highest IQ, at 182. President Lyndon B. Johnson was rated the lowest of all the Democrats with an IQ of 126.

No president other than Carter [D] has released his actual IQ (176).

Among comments made concerning the specific testing of President G. W. Bush, his low ratings are due to his apparently difficult command of the English language in public statements, his limited use of vocabulary [6,500 words for Bush versus an average of 11,000 words for other presidents], his lack of scholarly achievements other than a basic MBA, and an absence of any body of work which could be studied on an intellectual basis.

The complete report documents the methods and procedures used to arrive at these ratings, including depth of sentence structure and voice stress confidence analysis. "All the Presidents prior to George W. Bush had at least one book under their belt, and most had written several white papers during their education or early careers. Not so with President Bush," Dr. Lovenstein said. "He has no published works or writings, which made it more difficult to arrive at an assessment. We relied more heavily on transcripts of his unscripted public speaking."

The Lovenstein Institute of Scranton Pennsylvania think tank includes high caliber historians, psychiatrists, sociologists, scientists in human behavior, and psychologists. Among their ranks are Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein, world-renowned sociologist, and Professor Patricia F. Dilliams.

[Anonymouse]

Asians are the master race!!!!!!!!

[omniscient]

Genetic Manipulation Boosts Mouse IQ


NEW YORK, Sep 01 (Reuters Health) -- Genetic engineering can increase the activity of certain genes that play a role in learning and memory in mice, suggesting gene therapy as a potential approach to human learning disorders.

"Our results suggest that genetic enhancement of mental and cognitive attributes such as intelligence and memory in mammals is feasible," write Dr. Joe Tsien from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey and his coworkers. Their research findings are reported in the September 2nd issue of the journal Nature, available online at http://www.nature.com.

The researchers bred genetically altered mice (transgenic mice) that produced twice as many brain receptors for a protein involved in learning and memory. The receptor, known as NR2B, facilitates communication between nerve cells by increasing the amount of time that signals between the cells can last, according to the report.

Ordinarily, this ability to sustain an impulse declines in with age in mice. But the researchers report that genetically engineered adult mice having more NR2B receptors demonstrated the prolonged signal duration found in normal, young mice with normal levels of NR2B.

While both normal and genetically engineered mice had similar levels of curiosity and motivation, the authors write, the engineered mice had much better long-term memory.

Transgenic mice also performed both faster and better in two other tests of learning than did normal mice, according to the investigators.

"These mice exhibit superior ability in learning and memory in various behavioral tasks, showing that NR2B is critical in gating the age-dependent threshold for (adaptability) and memory formation," the researchers conclude. "This study also reveals a promising strategy for the creation of other genetically modified mammals with enhanced intelligence and memory."

[patlajan]

Jimmy Carter had an IQ of 175? LMFAO. I'll believe that when my poop turns purple.

[Stark Evade]

My opinion is that anyone with an acceptable IQ wouldn't be affiliated with either of the two main political parties.