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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Jan 8

    Trump says he’s a genius. The art & science of estimating presidents’ intelligence. http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/01/07/trump-says-genius-study-found-these-other-presidents-actually-were/oKAgrdnbvjwxTEnpF8pa5N/story.html?event=event25 … via @BostonGlobe

    5:48 AM - 8 Jan 2018
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      1. (((Zachary Lipton)))‏Verified account @zacharylipton Jan 8
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        This article, which gives some credibility to estimating presidential IQs based on "reams of presidential biographies, surveys, polls and other historical sources", is only marginally less ridiculous than Trump's own commentary on intelligence. :\

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      1. Lee Patekar‏ @LeePatekar Jan 8
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Who’s more foolish? The one making cheeky comments and exaggerated all the time or the one trying to debunk every idiot thing he says?

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      2. Joe Volk‏ @seppy62 Jan 8
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        I'm disappointed by all the emphasis placed on biased measures. A reasonable person can conclude Trump achieved wealth primarily through obsessive ruthlessness - not intellect.

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      3. Daniel Eth‏ @daniel_eth Jan 8
        Replying to @seppy62 @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        He also started off pretty wealthy

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      1. thomas j bills‏ @postnobills12 Jan 9
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        It takes one to know one.

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      1. Dr Mark D'Arcy‏ @markoftheD Jan 8
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        My cat is more of a genius than trump! And almost as orange 🤔

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      1. Odin's Lost Eye‏ @Odins_lost_eye Jan 8
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        To be fair, 'genius' has two meanings. It also means virtuoso in a particular art. I think we may be dealing with a genius-level blowhard.

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      1. Victor Benavides‏ @elvikoc Jan 8
        Replying to @sapinker @LDavelouis @BostonGlobe

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      1. Stephen Murphy‏ @stevemur67 Jan 8
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        See, you might have made a mistake here. The president just doesn't do 'evidence'. 😉

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      1. Shadow‏ @CSturgis Jan 8
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Careful Steven you might alienate the far right base you've been pandering too as of late.

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      1. JohnDoe‏ @Devout_Buddhist Jan 8
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Intelligence isn't actually a president's most important quality to have in abundance, but whatever. I'd say actually caring about average Americans is.

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      1. Willis Warren‏ @warisill Jan 8
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        isn't there a lot of evidence that children overestimate their intelligence?

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