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The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & Entertainment [Unofficial]17h ago

'I rejected Man Utd to go to university – now I'm my country's No.1 at the World Cup'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manchester-united-goalkeeper-world-cup-37336052

With an estimated IQ between 250 and 300, William James Sidis could read The New York Times when he was just 18 months old. By the time he was six, he could speak multiple languages, including English, French, German, Russian, Hebrew, and Turkish. At one point, Sidis even invented a brand-new language of his own. He entered Harvard at age 11 and graduated at just 16, at which point many were convinced that Sidis was the smartest person who ever lived, and they were eager to see what he would do next. But despite his unparalleled intelligence, he had no interest in changing the world or staying in the limelight. Instead, Sidis told reporters, "I want to live the perfect life. The only way to live the perfect life is to live it in seclusion." And that's exactly what he did, taking on menial jobs to avoid drawing attention to himself, and ultimately dying penniless and alone.

Go inside the surprising stories of Sidis and 26 other geniuses with the highest IQs in history: https://inter.st/d6y4

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US news | The Guardian Jun 17

Harvard and Bard face fresh questions from lawmakers over ties to Epstein https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/17/harvard-bard-college-jeffrey-epstein #JeffreyEpstein #HarvardUniversity #Universities #UsNews #WorldNews #Education #HigherEducation

Harvard and Bard face fresh questions from lawmakers over ties to Epstein

Democrat Jamie Raskin seeks ‘comprehensive accounting’ and requests interview with outgoing Bard president

The Guardian

VolkswagenStiftung Jun 16

Exchange rather than isolation. Our Transatlantic Bridge Professorships' bring together US-based academics and German institutions to explore #democracy , fundamental rights, #academicfreedom and transatlantic relations.

We have approved the first projects:
👉 Daniel Ziblatt (#HarvardUniversity) with WZB Berlin
👉 Russell Miller (Washington and Lee University) with @unifreiburg
👉 Mariana P. Candido (Emory University) with @unihannover

🌐 https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/news/news/erste-transatlantische-bruckenprofessuren-bewilligt

#SciComm #Science

Erste transatlantische Brückenprofessuren bewilligt | VolkswagenStiftung

Political scientist Daniel Ziblatt, historian Mariana Cândido and legal scholar Russell Miller are receiving funding from the Volkswagen Foundation under the "Transatlantic Bridge Professorships" programme.