Why the internet says genius = 160
Pop culture glued genius to 160. Test publishers did not. Einstein listicles did the rest.
QuestionIs 160 the official genius IQ?
Publisher talk is closer to 140
On this site, 140 is described as often called genius-level and still test-specific. 160 is four SDs, not a standard “genius cutoff.”
Einstein glued 160 to genius
Because searchers want Einstein’s IQ, pages print 160 and then call 160 genius. Warne found no credible Einstein test record for that integer.
What the evidence supports