England's Latest Genius

Posted by Alex Sharp Oct 13, 2009

Just as the new of Elise Tan Roberts was brought headlines earlier this year, young Oscar Wrigley's i.q. score is causing a stir in England. The BBC reports that young Wrigley has "IQ of 160, on a par with Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking."

I am always a bit skeptical about parents who seek out media attention for a child with high potential, because of the sad case of Justin Chapman. For those who don't know, Justin Chapman's whole high IQ phenomenon was created at the manipulative hands of his mother, who wanted to have a genius for a child and the glory and opportunities that genius can sometimes offer.