Epimetheus Society

Infobox Organization
name = Epimetheus Society


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formation = 2006
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type = High IQ Society
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membership = cca. 30 (Sept. 2007)
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leader_title = Founder
leader_name = Ronald K. Hoeflin, Ph.D.
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website = [http://www.epimetheussociety.com www.epimetheussociety.com]

Epimetheus Society is an international society for people who have a documented IQ score of at least 164 sd16 from standardized, professional tests of intelligence. This means that membership is open for the top 0.003% of people along the IQ spectrum. For comparison Mensa, the most widely recognized IQ organization, accepts people scoring in the top 2% or an IQ of 132 sd16. In turn it means that Epimetheus is 600 (six hundred) times more selective than Mensa.

Beginnings

Epimetheus was founded by philosopher Ronald K. Hoeflin, Ph.D. aiming to facilitate the interaction of individuals with a very high IQ.

Admission

To become a member of Epimetheus one must provide a documented evidence of a performance at or above the 99.997th percentile (an IQ of 164 sd16 or 160 sd15 respectively) on standardized, professional tests of intelligence.

Notable Members

* Don Stoner, physicist and author [cite news
last = Stoner
first = Don
coauthors =
title = A New Look at an Old Earth
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pages = 256
language = English
publisher = Harvest House Pub
date = July 1997
url = http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Resolving-Conflict-Between-Science/dp/1565075951
accessdate = 2007-09-09 ]
* Ronald K. Hoeflin, Ph.D. [cite news
last = Aviv
first = Rachel
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title = "The Intelligencer"
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publisher = Village Voice
date = 2006-08-01
url = http://www.villagevoice.com/arts/0631,aviv,74027,12.html
accessdate = 2007-09-09 ]

ee also

* High IQ society
* Mensa International
* Cerebrals Society
* Triple Nine Society
* International Society for Philosophical Enquiry
* Prometheus Society

References

External links

* [http://www.epimetheussociety.com/ Epimetheus Society homepage]
* [http://www.polymath-systems.com/intel/hiqsocs/hiqsocs1.html High-IQ Societies and the Tests They Accept for Admission Purposes]
* [http://www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/#societies Other High IQ Societies on the Web.]