Is genius overrated? The world’s cleverest society has welcomed its youngest-ever member. But some experts believe it might be all downhill from here for the erudite tyke.
Toddler named youngest Mensa member
Brain boxes: Many celebrities, real and animated, claim to be members of Mensa, but research has shown that while IQ may predict academic success, it does not necessarily correlate with other life outcomes. Glossary
Mensa - The largest and oldest society for people with high-IQs in the world. Mensa is the Latin word for "table".
IQ - A means of measuring human intelligence. A person’s IQ is usually ascertained by making them sit a standardised test. Some have criticised these tests as a means of evaluating intelligence, claiming that they ignore much of what it means to be intelligent.