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The Giga Society Conversations 1 2 In-Sight Publishing 3 The Giga Society Conversations 4 IN-SIGHT PUBLISHING Publisher since 2014 Published and distributed by In-Sight Publishing Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada www.in-sightjournal.com Copyright © 2020 by Scott Douglas Jacobsen In-Sight Publishing established in 2014 as a not-for-profit alternative to the large commercial publishing houses who dominate the publishing industry. In-Sight Publishing operates in independent and public interests rather than in dependent and private ones, and remains committed to publishing innovative projects for free or low-cost while electronic and easily accessible for public domain consumption within communal, cultural, educational, moral, personal, scientific, and social values, sometimes or even often, deemed insufficient drivers based on understandable profit objectives. 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Not printed but available on the internet at www.in-sightjournal.com 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Designed and implemented by Scott Douglas Jacobsen 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Foreword by Paul Cooijmans................................................................................................................................. 8 Introduction by Scott Douglas Jacobsen .............................................................................................................. 11 1 IN-SIGHT: INDEPENDENT INTERVIEW-BASED JOURNAL....................................................................... 13 a Psychometitor Conversation: Paul Cooijmans ....................................................................................... 14 i. Paul Cooijmans: Independent Psychometitor; Administrator, The Giga Society; Administrator, The Glia Society (Part One) ............................................................................ 15 ii. Paul Cooijmans: Independent Psychometitor; Administrator, The Giga Society; Administrator, The Glia Society (Part Two) ............................................................................ 19 iii. Paul Cooijmans: Independent Psychometitor; Administrator, The Giga Society; Administrator, The Glia Society (Part Three) .......................................................................... 23 iv. Paul Cooijmans: Independent Psychometitor; Administrator, The Giga Society; Administrator, The Glia Society (Part Four) ............................................................................ 28 v. Paul Cooijmans: Independent Psychometitor; Administrator, The Giga Society; Administrator, The Glia Society (Part Five) ............................................................................ 32 b Member Conversation 1: Andreas Gunnarsson ...................................................................................... 34 i. An Interview with Andreas Gunnarsson on Family, Sweden, Student Life, Network and Computer Security Expertise, and Interests (Part One) ........................................................... 35 ii. An Interview with Andreas Gunnarsson on Propaganda, Rhetoric, Lies, Ignorance, Big Data, and the Giga Society (Part Two) .............................................................................................. 38 c Member Conversation 2: Evangelos Katsioulis ..................................................................................... 41 i. Dr. Evangelos Katsioulis, MD, MA, MSc, PhD: Giga Society, Member; Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, and CEO & Founder, Psycall.com; World Intelligence Network, Founder & CEO; QIQ, GRIQ, CIVIQ, HELLIQ, OLYMPIQ, IQID, GREEK IQ Societies, and Anadeixi, Founder; Scientific Associate, School of Medicine, Medical Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ....................................................................................................... 42 d Member Conversation 3: Matthew Scillitani ......................................................................................... 47 i. An Interview with Matthew Scillitani on Family, Early Formation, Important Mentors and Books, and Interests (Part One) ............................................................................................... 48 ii. An Interview with Matthew Scillitani on Society, God, the Soul, and Language and Thought (Part Two) ................................................................................................................................ 52 iii. An Interview with Matthew Scillitani on Left-Right Polarity and Extremity in the United States (Part Three) ................................................................................................................... 55 iv. An Interview with Matthew Scillitani on God (Part Four) ...................................................... 58 v. An Interview with Matthew Scillitani on Other Considerations for High-IQ Societies (Part Five) ................................................................................................................................ 63 vi. An Interview with Matthew Scillitani on Cautionary Notes About the High-Range (Part Six) ................................................................................................................................................. 69 e Member Conversation 4: Rick Rosner ................................................................................................... 73 i. Rick G. Rosner: Giga Society, Member; Mega Society, Member & ex-Editor (1991-97); and Writer (Part One) ..................................................................................................................... 74 6 ii. Rick G. Rosner: Giga Society, Member; Mega Society, Member & ex-Editor (1991-97); and Writer (Part Two) ..................................................................................................................... 82 iii. Rick G. Rosner: Giga Society, Member; Mega Society, Member & ex-Editor (1991-97); and Writer (Part Three) ................................................................................................................... 91 iv. Rick G. Rosner: Giga Society, Member; Mega Society, Member & ex-Editor (1991-97); and Writer (Part Four) .................................................................................................................. 101 v. Rick G. Rosner: Giga Society, Member; Mega Society, Member & ex-Editor (1991-97); and Writer (Part Five) ................................................................................................................... 116 vi. Rick G. Rosner: Giga Society, Member; Mega Society, Member & ex-Editor (1991-97); and Writer (Part Six) ..................................................................................................................... 133 vii. Rick G. Rosner: Giga Society, Member; Mega Society, Member & ex-Editor (1991-97); and Writer (Part Seven) ................................................................................................................ 149 viii. Rick G. Rosner: Giga Society, Member; Mega Society, Member & ex-Editor (1991-97); and Writer (Part Eight) ................................................................................................................. 168 ix. Rick G. Rosner: Giga Society, Member; Mega Society, Member & ex-Editor (1991-97); and Writer (Part Nine) .................................................................................................................. 177 x. Rick G. Rosner: Giga Society, Member; Mega Society, Member & ex-Editor (1991-97); and Writer (Part Ten) .................................................................................................................... 185 xi. Rick G. Rosner: Giga Society, Member; Mega Society, Member & ex-Editor (1991-97); and Writer (Part Eleven) ............................................................................................................... 194 f Member Conversation 5: Thomas Wolf ............................................................................................... 217 i. An Interview with Thomas Wolf on Background, Religion, Giftedness, Education, and Accumulated Self-Doubt (Part One) .....................................................................................
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