This weekend, the collective brain power in Northern Nevada is multiplying by the thousands. The annual Mensa convention is in town, hosting high IQ people from all over the world.
Mensa is an international organization for people who scored in the top two percent on a standardized intelligence test. 2,000 members are in town this weekend to attend lectures, do some networking, and meet people who share their same experiences.
"You're around people like you who may, growing up, have had trouble in school because they're smart, and that's threatening to some people," Mensa Reno Gathering Chairman Ken Wright said. "Here, it doesn't matter. You are just like everyone else."
These brainy visitors will be at the Silver Legacy through Sunday, learning about everything from astrophysics to zoology. Mensa members hold this convention every year in a different location, to bring members from 14 different countries and 48 different states together.
The convention is for members only, but members of the public can attend a public testing session Saturday morning. Those who take the test will get a day pass that gives entry to all the activities and lectures.
"It is great to get a broad range of information on different topics and think, 'I don't have to go to a whole campus and take 16 courses to find out some little jewels about what's going on in the world,'" 20-year Mensa member Pamela Madden said.
To find out how you can qualify for Mensa, click here.
You can also find a mini Mensa quiz on KTVN Arianna Bennett's Facebook page.
Written by Arianna Bennett
