With a nudge and some notes from his beloved, a widow attempts to move on with his life while again cherishing the life he once had. Husband and wife no more — nevertheless, she attempts to make him whole.
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In the future, it is decided that all cars will have to be self-driving. Just before the new mandate is to go into effect, one man wants a last turn behind the wheel — a last turn at real freedom.
Incredible as it may seem at first thought, practically every sentence that you speak and write during your lifetime has never been spoken or written before in human history. Without realizing it, we all spend most of our waking hours inventing language.
What the pyramids were to the ancient Egyptians the Oxford English Dictionary is to English language scholarship — the most impressive collective achievement of our civilization. The difference is that inside the OED pulses something alive, growing, and evolving.
At the Crossroads of America, more than 1,700 Mensans from around the country and, indeed, the globe converged for five days of #nerdcamp. Relive the memories or see what you missed in this perspicacious photo gallery.
San Diego Comic-Con wanted to know “Why Geek is the New Cool,” and Mensa gladly helped provide the answer. American Mensa hosted a Comic-Con panel to explore the recent surge in popularity of quirky, intelligent — yet relatable — protagonists in pop culture.
With emergent technologies like autonomous vehicles, augmented reality, and bioengineering multiplying faster than the proverbial rabbits from your high school algebra class, you need a way of staying current without drowning in a sea of technological bunnies. (Sponsored by PROVEIT)
Parents I speak with are often reluctant to tell their children they’re gifted. But when it comes to raising gifted kids, the most important thing to remember is to trust your instincts.
Events
National
Annual Gathering
The largest yearly confab of Mensans anywhere, this event spans five days and features a sprawl of talks, games, and entertainment unlike any other. In Phoenix, you can beat the heat with the company of cool people, exciting tours, and a dizzying array of fascinating programs and special events.
Mind Games
Join a few hundred new and longtime board-game friends at Mind Games at the Galaxy Banquet Center 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
This one-day educational symposium provides a forum to explore, debate, and evaluate a major issue of long-range importance to society. Colloquium 2019 will explore thee inherent intertwine of privacy rights and information technology, the balance between personal privacy and public security, and what privacy looks like in the 21st century.
Regional & Local
Peachtreat 43: Primed for a Good Time!
September 28-30
Join us Sep. 28-30 for Peachtreat 43, where we'll be celebrating the concept of "prime," including things that are primal, primary, and primitive. Come find out if we are ready for prime time!
Columbus Area Mensa Regional Gathering — We're Not Dead Yet!
September 28-30
Reports of our demise have been greatly exaggerated! Join us Sept. 28-30 for Columbus Area Mensa's 2018 RG — We're Not Dead Yet!
WeeM 43 - Ready for Prime Time
October 25-28
Join us for four days of the biggest RG out there. We'll have speakers, games, lavish hospitality, dances, our epic pun-filled costume contest, pretentious drinking, excursions, camaraderie, and so much more!
Wicked Good! 2018
October 26-28
We're taking over the Great Wolf Lodge for the fourth year with games, tournaments, crafts track, two speaker tracks, puzzles, a costume party, adult coloring books, and our famous Hospitality.
