Chapter 7: IQ is too high

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The University of Chicago is a private university founded in 1891 by John D. Rockefeller. It is a coeducational, non-religious research university, and has won Nobel Prizes for its faculty and students.

Part of the results of the Manhattan Project was achieved at this university. In 1942, they built the world's first controllable nuclear reactor in the squash hall of the University of Chicago, bringing it to a critical state and producing a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction.

This was an important milestone in the atomic age, laying the foundation for the atomic bomb two years later, and the University of Chicago was called the "birthplace of atomic energy".

American oil tycoon Rockefeller once boastfully said, "My best investment is the University of Chicago!" ”

Alex knew that their destination was the University of Chicago, but he didn't know about the $5oo compensation, and he thought the two professors had convinced his parents. Sitting in a vehicle sent by the University of Chicago, he looked through the window at the street and pedestrians outside. Along the way, only a few words were heard from the Carpenters, and everyone's interest in the conversation was not very high.

In the United States in the 40s of the twentieth century, it was during the stage of the Great Exhibition, and many streets in Chicago were also being built. However, the prosperity of the future can already be seen, and the various shops are pù people coming and going. Old-fashioned billboards sparkle and catch the eye in the sunlight.

Today's weather is very good, the sun is shining, and the people are warm. After getting out of the car, the Carpenter family walked down a tree-lined boulevard on the university campus under the guidance of someone sent by the school. The cobblestone road is lined with half-human-high bushes, next to which are neat palm trees. The sunlight pierced through the lush woods and fell on them, and the specks of light were like light veils draped over their bodies, which could be touched by reaching out.

After a long walk, they came to a building. It's a research building, and a lot of people in white coats come and go. Soon, Alex saw the expert who was running the test this time. There were five of them, and they all seemed to be university professors. They heard that a kid with a very high IQ was going to come and take a test, and they were curious, so they all ran over to take a look.

In this era, there is a lot of enthusiasm for IQ tests. It is said that someone calculated that Leonardo da Vinci's IQ was as high as 22o, but no one has ever seen it. Albert Einstein, the great scientist of this era, has tested it, and he is only 16o IQ.

After a few pleasantries, the test began. They brought out the chronograph and the test questions. Alex is asked to do a variety of problems as quickly as possible. These questions are strange, some are simple, some are complex, and some are quite difficult.

Fortunately, Alex has the ability, and with this ability, Alex can find almost all the answers. Even if there is no answer, Alex will use "simulated memory" to simulate the person he thinks is the smartest, and use the method of simulating other people's thinking to solve the problem.

After the questions were completed and the test was completed, the professors immediately calculated Alex's IQ. They came up with the results very quickly, but the numbers were staggering.

"Oh my God, it's 22o!" A professor on the spot couldn't help but exclaim.

Some people don't believe it and say, "Did the test go wrong?" How could it be that high. ”

"Maybe it's because the IQ calculation formula is wrong, and when the person being tested is too young, the greater the deviation in the calculated IQ."

"No, I don't think the formula is wrong. It's because the question is chosen wrong, and it's impossible to test the IQ by just doing the question. It is necessary to combine various means, such as testing whether the thinking reaction is agile, testing language ability, memory ability, etc.! ”

Everyone was arguing and saying their opinions. In this era, some people are very superstitious about IQ tests, and some people think that such tests are not scientific. In particular, when Alex's test score was as high as 22o, they were also a little skeptical about whether the score was accurate.

Others wanted to test it again, but were rejected by the Carpenters. Angel, in particular, is concerned that the test will cause psychological stress to Alex.

"We're going now! You're not helping at all! ”

Angel was angry, and she insisted that she must go back immediately. Bart and Alex didn't want to stay a little longer, the people here were terrifying.

Alex now, after these professors have calculated it, they all look at him differently. He even wondered if the professors were planning to use him as a white rat in their hearts. Why are those eyes a little terrifying?

After such a deal, Alex's genius name was finally confirmed. The Carpenter also became more and more accustomed to pampering him, letting him do what he wanted. Especially Angel, she has always valued this son.

"This is certainly a gift from God, a meaningful gift!" Angel muttered to herself.

The professors surrounded Alex, trying to get something out of him, but were stopped by the Carpenters. Tell them not to do this to Alex, and make a point of not telling the results of this test. The Carpenter didn't want their son to live in a crowd from an early age, which would not only bother the children, but also annoy them as adults.

"The test must have gone wrong! The test method had to be modified, and the calculation formula had to be adjusted. ”

"It's best to let this kid test it again with a new question to see how big the error is!"

While they were arguing, the Carpenter quietly left the University of Chicago. Before going back, Bart received compensation for the test from a professor. What makes them even happier is that there is nothing wrong with Alex, it's just that his IQ is too high.

Professors have been arguing over this IQ issue, with some saying that there is a problem with the test method, some saying that there is a problem with the calculation formula, and some simply denying the correctness of the IQ test. In any case, they believe that Alex's IQ is indeed higher than that of ordinary children, and no one knows for sure how much higher.

What the experts couldn't be sure of, Alex was even more confused. He knows that he has a strong memory, and he has the way he simulates other people's thinking, etc. However, what he didn't expect was that he really got him an IQ of 22o. He didn't think he was smart, he was still him, and he didn't think he could write a theory more powerful than the theory of relativity.

The Carpenter are ordinary people, they have simpler ideas, and they think about how to educate their children.

"Angel, what do you think Alex should learn?"

When he got home, Bart couldn't wait to ask his wife. He's on the road, thinking about it all the time.

Angel was a little surprised when he heard this, after all, Bart had never cared about Alex's education before this. "As long as Alex is interested, he can learn anything," she said. ”

"Interested?" Bart muttered, and walked away thoughtfully.

What Alex didn't know was that in order to better train him, his parents secretly discussed it many times. At this time, he was still immersed in his own ability, and now he is becoming more and more proficient in the use of his ability as his body grows.

One day, he suddenly thought about whether he could freely change the content of his memory. For example, if he writes a poem today, he will revise the content of the poem in his memory when he recalls it tomorrow. If he can revise it, then he can create it in his head, and then take it out when he has done it well.

At first, he thought it was a little too outrageous. Still, he tried to do it. Now, his memory can indeed be modified, and he can still recall it after modification.

At first, he just made changes to the text, and slowly, he involved memorizing the colors, lights, objects, and so on in the scene. However, after a few days, his modified memories would revert to their original state.

"What's going on?" Alex was puzzled, he had obviously modified his memories of the past, and he remembered that he had modified them, but his own memories had changed back.

"Is this like memory metal, which will be restored after a while?"

His past memories have a corrective effect, and when he no longer concentrates on his modified memories, he will soon revert to his original memory.

In the end, he was no longer satisfied with recalling his past memories, he wanted to create his own zào memory scenes. Only in this way can he create a memory scene that will no longer be restored to its original state after modification.

So he closed his eyes and conceived of an object, anything that could be. By placing the object in a blank scene, he can control the size, shape, and color of the object through guò thinking. He could even feel the material, the weight, the temperature, ...... of the object

Alex is now able to do such a thing, but it is too draining. Usually it is necessary to reach the five senses of memory, in order to freely control the objects in the memory scene of the zào. In this way, he can only last a short period of time every day, slowly enriching the things in that scene.

This continuous creation and modification soon gave him a memory scene that never existed in reality.

"Holy! Isn't this what is called a virtual space? Or a semi-independent plane? ”

Alex was stunned when he was in the middle of a memory scene where he had created a zào. This is very similar to the personal space described in the novel, except that you can't put real objects in it, except that you can't put real objects in it, but other than that, it's no different from real space.

Alex in order to save energy, he created zào out of this scene is a room. In this room, there are doors, windows, tables, TVs, beds, quilts, wardrobes, toilets, and so on. Sunlight shines through the windows into the house, and when you look out from the inside, it's the brightest time before the sun sets.

The things outside the room were just realistic sets, which Alex had extracted from his memory, not as real as what he had created. Still, it was pretty powerful, and Alex felt like he had an extra space to go. Everything he does in this space will be preserved, not as restored as the memory scenes of the past.

Alex doesn't know what the use of making this personal space is, and the biggest advantage is that he can hide here to rest his spirit. Slowly, he didn't feel like it was interesting. It is said that it is rest, but in fact, it is more tired, after all, when opening the space, it requires the state of the five senses.

Unable to think of any use, he tossed the space aside and took it out later when he needed it.