“Freak accidents” are not typically associated with a successful run as an astronaut. For Dr. David Wolf, however, spacefaring has not so much defined his career as it has augmented a jam-packed life story.
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Reading bits of history can be fascinating, but walking through them breathes life into printed facts. But it’s not just the cultural, historical, and artistic knowledge from which students can benefit on pilgrimages.
How does a Mensan excel at Survivor? Getting on the show is hard enough, but apparently Saran Wrap proves useful. While on the show it helps to be good at math. Hofbeck shares her secrets with a fellow New Jersey Mensan and fan of the show.
Swords and knives have historically played a significant role in African culture, with their creation seen as tied to magic, mythology, and history all at once.
Submit your best unpublished work or works of short fiction to be considered for September's special fiction edition of the Bulletin.
Enter to win an American Mensa Life Membership, courtesy of our friends at GEICO.
Multiple Mensa International committee and officer positions are open for application. Any Mensan in good standing may apply.
The art of photography is an area where Mensans from more than 50 countries with different languages, customs, and traditions can converge with a single, visual language. Use your creativity, skills, and technical expertise to produce your entry in this year’s PhotoCup competition.
Events
National
Annual Gathering
If your impression of Indianapolis is racetracks and cornfields, get ready to be amazed. Downtown Indy has been lauded by USA Today, Condé Nast Traveler, Zagat, and The New York Times (among others) for its cultural attractions, walkability, great food and nightlife, museums, and so much more.
Mind Games
Join a few hundred new and longtime board-game friends at Mind Games at the Crowne Plaza Denver for a weekend of playing new-to-the-market games. After a weekend of nonstop game play, you decide which games earn the coveted Mensa Select® seal.
Foundation Colloquium
For decades now, manufacturing has been evolving, driven by macro- and micro-economic forces as well as advances in technology. We'll examine the economic, technological, educational, and geopolitical ramifications of how things are made and distributed.
Regional & Local
Flight of Fancy IV: Cavu
April 27-29
We're excited to announce the date and location of Mensa of Wisconsin's 2018 Regional Gathering. Join us April 27-29 at the historic Lake Lawn Resort — a favorite summer playground for 130 years — in beautiful Delavan, Wisc.
Come one, come all — take a look "through the kaleidoscope" at the San Diego uRGe. Enjoy great food, great friends, spectacular speakers, games, crafts, karaoke, and more.
SynRG 2018: Travels Through Time
May 25-28
Come join us at the best party in the southwest as we travel forward and backward through time! We will have speakers, games, workshops, and our world-famous Hospitality.
MaRGarita Bay
May 25-28
Join us May 25-28 for Tampa Bay Mensa's 2018 Regional Gathering: MaRGarita Bay. Kick back and relax in a tropical paradise.
