American Mensa

05/29/2026

🎉Welcome our new American Mensa BrightKids member, Marcus!👏 TAPinto Sparta

Meet him and his family at !

Six-Year-Old Sparta Student Accepted to Mensa and Johns Hopkins Programs for Talented Kids and Holds Fitness World Records

05/29/2026

🎉Welcome our new American Mensa BrightKids member, Anaya!👏 WESH 2 News

7-year-old girl joins world's largest high-IQ societyWESH 2 News ...

05/29/2026

The practical uses for this framework include:

💠Authentication and identity verification
💠Privacy-preserving transactions
💠Secure multi-party computation
💠Blockchain and cryptocurrency applications

Can you think of other applications?

https://ow.ly/Qlz750YZaOb

A graduate student recently harnessed the complexity of mathematical proofs to create a powerful new tool in cryptography.

05/29/2026

Women have a higher prevalence of diagnosed ’s disease than men.

The study doesn’t directly measure prevalence causes, but it provides a mechanistic framework for understanding why this might happen. S*x differences in brain structure are:

💠Widespread
💠Dynamic
💠Amplified by aging

These differences shape when and how neurodegeneration occurs and how Alzheimer’s is detected and interpreted.

Preprint:

05/28/2026

Should religious thinkers help shape ? Or should chatbot values be shaped through secular, technical processes instead?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/is-peter-thiel-the-target-of-pope-leos-gandalf-quote-an-investigation/

05/28/2026

Your Mensa future is so bright! You gotta wear shades! mensastore.com/products/mensa-retro-sunglasses-blue

05/27/2026

Brain health is built daily. The choices we make now shape how we think, feel, adapt, and age.

Join nationally recognized experts at the 2026 Mensa Foundation Colloquium for an afternoon exploring Brain Health Across the Lifespan.

June 30 • Fort Worth • Open to the public
Register now: mensafoundation.org/events/colloquium

05/27/2026

🎉Welcome our new American Mensa BrightKids member, Emma!👏

Emma is a curious, deeply thoughtful child who has shown advanced intellectual ability from an early age, paired with a strong sense of empathy and awareness.
She thrives on learning — whether exploring STEM concepts, asking insightful questions about the world, or expressing herself creatively — and already dreams of attending Princeton University to study science one day.
Outside of academics, she is passionate about horseback riding, where she demonstrates focus, resilience, and a beautiful connection with her pony.

Mensa has given Emma a place where her curiosity is celebrated and where she can feel understood, challenged, and inspired alongside like-minded peers.

05/27/2026

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗲 | The 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙖 𝘽𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣

"You are more likely to be struck by lightning than you are to make the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee ... Staggering odds, sure, but my student beat them more than once."
Read more: https://ow.ly/HYpq50Z4qPe

The takes place nationwide from Tuesday to Thursday after Memorial Day weekend, this year, May 26 to May 28. The goal: Improve spelling skills, build vocabulary, and promote proper English usage.

Three years of watching my exceptional student compete with the world's best spellers

05/27/2026

🎉Welcome our new American Mensa BrightKids member, Charlotte!👏

Charlotte is in the 5th grade. She loves reading, writing, math, science and is a gymnast. She also acts in community theatre. She is thrilled to join Mensa.