The World's Smartest Person is Female or Male?

[Math Is Hard]

From her web site:
http://www.marilynvossavant.com/bio.html

Does she say she's a genius? No she doesn't use that word. She embraces what looks to me to be the more narcissistic name of Savant as her own.

Or maybe she just explains the origin of her name because it is a FAQ.

Is she guilty of blowing her own horn?

She's her own symphony orchestra.

Of course! It's the bio section of her website. Everyone does that. Toot, toot, baby!

 

[WiFO215]

Don't worry. The world's smartest person( me! ) is telling you he is male. Debate resolved.

 

[Math Is Hard]

And now the thread slides into silliness.

As far as the OP's question, there is a pretty good summary of sex and intelligence studies here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_intelligence

Honestly, I think we have enough IQ threads on PF for the moment.