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There were a lot of winners at this year’s Mind Games^® event, hosted by San Diego Area Mensa, but only five of the 60 competing games emerged with the right to sport the Mensa Select^® seal.

Some of the brightest young minds will vie for a sizable contribution toward their educational future. Mensa will work as a consultative source with the production company, Shed Media.

American Mensa’s 2015 election is nearing the finish line. If you haven’t yet voted, you have until 11:59 p.m. Central time on May 31.

Use your creativity, skills and technical expertise to produce your entry in this year’s PhotoCup competition. The theme for 2015 is Urgency.

A life member since 2007, Joyce Gioia is a writer, traveller and CEO of The Herman Group, a management consultant firm. USA Today named Gioia its 2013 Road Warrior of the Year for her business traveling experience and acumen — she logged more than 114,000 miles and 70 hotel nights in 2013 alone.

A member since 1998, Tom Herman just finished his third season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Despite recently taking the University of Houston head coaching job, Herman helped lead the Buckeyes to the college National Championship on Jan. 12, 2015.

Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 6, "Child Genius" will air on the Lifetime Network as an eight-episode, weekly unscripted docu-series following high IQ kids and their families.

A member since 2013, John Pirola joined Mensa in an act of rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury had zapped his health and confidence. Finding resilience in his family's support, John now looks to help others seeking the same.

Sometimes it’s a challenge to be the smartest person in the room. It can be a bigger challenge if you are a kid. Mensa has resources that can help gifted youth with that challenge.

Now is a great time to take the official Mensa Admission Test. The test is available nationwide for just $20 for the month of October.

The joy of solving puzzles is a common trait among many Mensa members. However, our members also share an insatiable need to learn and explore. They are curious about everything from quantum physics to pop culture.

In 1946 the first United Nations General Assembly meeting took place in London, the U.S. Army made first radar contact with the moon and the first automatic digital computer, ENIAC, was booted up at the University of Pennsylvania. It’s no surprise that 1946 also marks the year that the first Mensa meeting took place.

A Mensa member since 2000, Robert Schaefer is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer, diplomat, international defense expert and award-winning author. Earlier in 2014, Robert served as a Russian security analyst for NBC during the Olympics.

A Mensa member since 2011, Ashley Rickards is a budding actress and writer from Santa Monica, Calif. Ashley graduated high school at the age of 15 and expects her first book to be published in early 2015.

After sustaining a traumatic brain injury in an auto accident, Thomas Dixon was forced to record new experiences, one tweet at a time, lest he forget about them forever.

American Mensa recognized some of its most deserving members during the Annual Gathering. Join us again in congratulating this year’s honorees.

For decades (even centuries), the dating formula was simple: find a mate, court, marry, raise a family. These days, the story's not so cut and dry.

In practice for over 18 years, Dr. Robert Dieter serves as the Chief of Vascular Medicine and Cardiovascular Interventions at Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital providing health care services to veterans near the Chicago area.