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With only a small amount of college, Langan has held a variety of labor-intensive jobs including construction worker, cowboy, firefighter, farmhand, and perhaps most famously, [[doorman|bar bouncer]]. Accordingly, he has sometimes been stereotyped as the sort of individual who combines an extremely high IQ with little or no official recognition in the academic "real world" of intellectual commerce <ref>Morris, Errol. (August 14, 2001). [http://www.errolmorris.com/television/index.html "The Smartest Man in the World"]. [[First Person]].</ref><ref>O'Connell, J. (May, 2001) [http://www.megafoundation.org/CTMU/Press/MrUniverse/MUTitle.jpg Mister Universe]. ''Muscle & Fitness'' magazine.</ref>. Langan, who grew up in Montana, currently owns and operates a horse ranch in northern Missouri. |
With only a small amount of college, Langan has held a variety of labor-intensive jobs including construction worker, cowboy, firefighter, farmhand, and perhaps most famously, [[doorman|bar bouncer]]. Accordingly, he has sometimes been stereotyped as the sort of individual who combines an extremely high IQ with little or no official recognition in the academic "real world" of intellectual commerce <ref>Morris, Errol. (August 14, 2001). [http://www.errolmorris.com/television/index.html "The Smartest Man in the World"]. [[First Person]].</ref><ref>O'Connell, J. (May, 2001) [http://www.megafoundation.org/CTMU/Press/MrUniverse/MUTitle.jpg Mister Universe]. ''Muscle & Fitness'' magazine.</ref>. Langan, who grew up in Montana, currently owns and operates a horse ranch in northern Missouri. |
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In [[2001]] Langan was featured in ''[[Popular Science (magazine)|Popular Science]]'' magazine, where he discussed his "Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe" (CTMU), a philosophical model of reality<ref>Quain, John R. ([[October 14]], [[2001]]). [http://megafoundation.org/CTMU/Press/PopularScience/PopSciArt.pdf "Wise Guy"]. ''Popular Science''.</ref>. Arguing that theories and inferences, including inductively-derived laws of nature, are bound together in a more general relationship between mind and reality, Langan explores the implications of this idea in various contexts including physics and cosmology, biological origins and evolution, psychology, ethics, and theology in a 56-page paper published in 2002<ref>Langan, Christopher M. (2002). [http://megafoundation.org/CTMU/Articles/Langan_CTMU_092902.pdf The Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe: A New Kind of Reality Theory]. ''Progress in Complexity, Information, and Design'' '''1.2-1.3'''</ref>. |
In [[2001]] Langan was featured in ''[[Popular Science (magazine)|Popular Science]]'' magazine, where he discussed his "Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe" (CTMU), a philosophical model of reality<ref>Quain, John R. ([[October 14]], [[2001]]). [http://megafoundation.org/CTMU/Press/PopularScience/PopSciArt.pdf "Wise Guy"]. ''Popular Science''.</ref>. Arguing that theories and inferences, including inductively-derived laws of nature, are bound together in a more general relationship between mind and reality, Langan explores the implications of this idea in various contexts including physics and cosmology, biological origins and evolution, psychology, ethics, and theology in a 56-page paper published in 2002<ref>Langan, Christopher M. (2002). [http://megafoundation.org/CTMU/Articles/Langan_CTMU_092902.pdf The Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe: A New Kind of Reality Theory]. ''Progress in Complexity, Information, and Design'' '''1.2-1.3'''</ref>. (This last publication is in the journal of the [[International Society for Complexity, Information and Design]], which, although peer-reviewed, publishes article critical of the peer-review process.) |
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Langan's ideas on physical and biological causality were futher explicated in Chapter 13 of ''Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing'', a collection of essays published by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute in 2004<ref>Langan, Christopher M. (2004). [http://www.megafoundation.org/CTMU/Articles/CTM.htm Cheating the Millennium: The Mounting Explanatory Debts of Scientific Naturalism]. In ''Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing'', Wm. Dembski, Ed., Intercollegiate Studies Institute.</ref>. Filmmaker [[Errol Morris]] directed a short documentary on Langan that was shown at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]<ref>Williams, Michael, Fourth Floor Productions, Inc., Cambridge, MA. </ref>. Langan has written question and answer columns for ''[[New York Newsday]]''<ref>Langan, C M (2001), Chris Langan answers your questions. New York Newsday, September, 2001, Melville, NY</ref>, The ''Improper Hamptonian''<ref>Langan, C M (2000-2001). HiQ. Improper Hamptonian. Westhampton Beach, NY</ref>, and ''[[Men's Fitness]]''<ref>O'Connell, J., Ed. (2004) [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_8_20/ai_n6226304 World of knowledge: we harness the expertise of the brawny, the brainy, and the bearded to solve your most pressing dilemmas]. Mens Fitness. </ref> |
Langan's ideas on physical and biological causality were futher explicated in Chapter 13 of ''Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing'', a collection of essays published by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute in 2004<ref>Langan, Christopher M. (2004). [http://www.megafoundation.org/CTMU/Articles/CTM.htm Cheating the Millennium: The Mounting Explanatory Debts of Scientific Naturalism]. In ''Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing'', Wm. Dembski, Ed., Intercollegiate Studies Institute.</ref>. Filmmaker [[Errol Morris]] directed a short documentary on Langan that was shown at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]<ref>Williams, Michael, Fourth Floor Productions, Inc., Cambridge, MA. </ref>. Langan has written question and answer columns for ''[[New York Newsday]]''<ref>Langan, C M (2001), Chris Langan answers your questions. New York Newsday, September, 2001, Melville, NY</ref>, The ''Improper Hamptonian''<ref>Langan, C M (2000-2001). HiQ. Improper Hamptonian. Westhampton Beach, NY</ref>, and ''[[Men's Fitness]]''<ref>O'Connell, J., Ed. (2004) [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_8_20/ai_n6226304 World of knowledge: we harness the expertise of the brawny, the brainy, and the bearded to solve your most pressing dilemmas]. Mens Fitness. </ref> |
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Revision as of 19:00, 20 November 2006
Christopher Michael Langan (born c.1957) is an American whom numerous media sources report as having an estimated IQ of 195, as reported by 20/20, BBC[1], Esquire[2], Extra, Fantástico, "First Person", Inside Edition, Muscle and Fitness, New York Newsday[3], Popular Science, The Times[4], and others. According to 20/20, Langan scored "off the charts" when tested by Dr. Robert Novelly. Novelly, a board certified neuropsychologist, commented that Langan was "the highest individual that I have ever measured in 25 years" of testing.[5]
With only a small amount of college, Langan has held a variety of labor-intensive jobs including construction worker, cowboy, firefighter, farmhand, and perhaps most famously, bar bouncer. Accordingly, he has sometimes been stereotyped as the sort of individual who combines an extremely high IQ with little or no official recognition in the academic "real world" of intellectual commerce [6][7]. Langan, who grew up in Montana, currently owns and operates a horse ranch in northern Missouri.
In 2001 Langan was featured in Popular Science magazine, where he discussed his "Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe" (CTMU), a philosophical model of reality[8]. Arguing that theories and inferences, including inductively-derived laws of nature, are bound together in a more general relationship between mind and reality, Langan explores the implications of this idea in various contexts including physics and cosmology, biological origins and evolution, psychology, ethics, and theology in a 56-page paper published in 2002[9]. (This last publication is in the journal of the International Society for Complexity, Information and Design, which, although peer-reviewed, publishes article critical of the peer-review process.)
Langan's ideas on physical and biological causality were futher explicated in Chapter 13 of Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing, a collection of essays published by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute in 2004[10]. Filmmaker Errol Morris directed a short documentary on Langan that was shown at the Cannes Film Festival[11]. Langan has written question and answer columns for New York Newsday[12], The Improper Hamptonian[13], and Men's Fitness[14]
Langan is a fellow of the International Society for Complexity, Information and Design, a think-tank founded by leaders of the intelligent design movement that describes itself as a "cross-disciplinary professional society that investigates complex systems apart from external programmatic constraints like materialism, naturalism, or reductionism."[1]. He also serves on the board of the Mega Foundation, a nonprofit foundation for the gifted.
References
- ^ Fowler, D. (2000). Interview with Mega Foundation BBC Outlook. London: British Broadcasting Company.
- ^ Sager, Mike. (November, 1999) "The Smartest Man in America." Esquire.
- ^ Brabham, Dennis. (August 21, 2001). "The Smart Guy". Newsday.
- ^ Wigmore, Barry. (February 7, 2000). "Einstein's brain, King Kong's body". The Times.
- ^ McFadden, Cynthia. (December 9, 1999). "The Smart Guy". 20/20
- ^ Morris, Errol. (August 14, 2001). "The Smartest Man in the World". First Person.
- ^ O'Connell, J. (May, 2001) Mister Universe. Muscle & Fitness magazine.
- ^ Quain, John R. (October 14, 2001). "Wise Guy". Popular Science.
- ^ Langan, Christopher M. (2002). The Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe: A New Kind of Reality Theory. Progress in Complexity, Information, and Design 1.2-1.3
- ^ Langan, Christopher M. (2004). Cheating the Millennium: The Mounting Explanatory Debts of Scientific Naturalism. In Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing, Wm. Dembski, Ed., Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
- ^ Williams, Michael, Fourth Floor Productions, Inc., Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Langan, C M (2001), Chris Langan answers your questions. New York Newsday, September, 2001, Melville, NY
- ^ Langan, C M (2000-2001). HiQ. Improper Hamptonian. Westhampton Beach, NY
- ^ O'Connell, J., Ed. (2004) World of knowledge: we harness the expertise of the brawny, the brainy, and the bearded to solve your most pressing dilemmas. Mens Fitness.
