San Diego Mensa

10/07/2026

Is giftedness a form of neurodivergence?

It sounds like a straightforward question. The research does not provide a straightforward answer.

The Mensa Foundation asked Dr. Sakhavat Mammadov of the University of Georgia to examine how the existing literature defines giftedness and neurodivergence. His review found that the answer changes with the framework being used, leaving the boundary between the two concepts contested.

That uncertainty matters because labels can determine whether people are recognized and what support becomes available. The consequences can be especially significant for twice-exceptional individuals: Their abilities can mask their difficulties, while those difficulties can obscure their giftedness.

📖 Read the executive summary or explore the full literature review:
https://ow.ly/cNF250ZRbHs

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙: 𝙄𝙨 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙥𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩?

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10/07/2026

09/17/2026

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09/17/2026

You may have already done the hard part.

Scores from certain tests you took in school, college, or the military could qualify you for Mensa membership. This September, we’ll review your prior test scores for free.

Dig through your records — or learn how to request them — and see where they could lead.

Submit your scores by Sept. 30: https://ow.ly/oqIO50ZIwuV

08/29/2026

Who owns your brain cells once donated to science? Researchers build computers from living brain organoids—tiny human brain cell clusters that process information. The science is remarkable; ethics are emerging. Should donors control or be compensated if their tissue creates these systems? If biological computers learn unexpectedly, where's the line? Read Nature's latest, then share your view. https://ow.ly/PWWA50Zu1XI

08/29/2026

San Diego offers a variety of events for the final weekend of August, including festivals, artisan fairs, concerts, and sporting matches.

08/21/2026

The LGBTQ Film Festival and ImprovCon will be getting ready to begin by the time you read this, on top of events all over town.

08/21/2026

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 | Intelligent Living

Game theory began as a mathematical curiosity, a way to formalize how rational actors choose strategies when outcomes depend on what everyone else does. Decades later, it has become one of the most versatile tools in science, borrowed by economists, biologists and computer scientists alike. What started with simple payoff matrices now underpins research into cooperation, competition and even artificial intelligence.

Curious about ? Check out 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙬𝙖𝙫𝙚. It's for everyone! Read and subscribe: https://ow.ly/5PHJ50ZyiTz

05/21/2026

Hear The Inaudible Ocean, see the San Diego Ballet in action, and eat your fill of fruit at the Vista Strawberry Festival.

05/08/2026

Spock's legacy treks to the Annual Gathering with Leonard Nimoy's family and the advocates advancing its work in neurodiversity