The Sad Story of the Smartest Man Who Ever Lived

Why did William James Sidis go from child prodigy to recluse? Try for FREE for 30 days, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom Grab your Newsthink merch here: Thank you to our Patrons, including Igli Laci Support us on Patreon: Special thanks to the following for permission to use their material: 10:35 Faces of the Forgotten on YouTube Sources: 0:20 William J. Sidis’ IQ was estimated to be 250 - 300, according to Abraham Sperling, director of New York City’s Aptitude Testing Institute 0:23 Einstein color photo: DonkeyHotey, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons 3:49 Fourth dimensional cube: JasonHise at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 4:30 Sidis Psychotherapeutic Institute: Maplewood Farms, Portsmouth, N.H. (Public Domain) 5:48 Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons 6:12 John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons 10:51 Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Articles and interviews referenced: 4:45 The Prodigy: A Biography of William James Sidis, America’s Greatest Child Prodigy by Amy Wallace: