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The author, Miles Mathis, proposes a memory test based on recalling childhood classmates and teachers from his second-grade class, a skill he considers a key to his intelligence. He argues that a robust long-term memory allows for better data collation, pattern recognition, and identification of errors. Mathis provides a scoring system and age-based multipliers for the test. He then shares his own score, attributing his success to a stable childhood, a neighborhood with many children, and a healthy lifestyle that preserved his brain function. Mathis delves into the link between memory and pleasure, explaining how positive memories are more readily recalled than negative ones. He contrasts his own experience with the movie Limitless, noting that while he can intuit connections, he doesn’t possess superhuman learning abilities. He also criticizes the movie’s portrayal of how enhanced intelligence would be used. Mathis further uses this memory test as a means to address his fans and critics, explaining his prolific writing process, his reliance on the internet and his internal knowledge base, and his confidence in his own judgment. He concludes by critiquing the game show Jeopardy, highlighting perceived flaws in its format and the potential for rigging, and suggests College Bowl and University Challenge as more transparent and intellectually stimulating alternatives.

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