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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) .....................................................................................