It's clearly possible for a something to acquire higher intelligence than its ancestors: we evolved to be smarter than our ape-like ancestors, and Einstein was smarter than his parents.

I have experimental evidence that time travel is not possible.

I am damned if I'm going to die before I have unraveled more of the universe

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit, as well as physically.

People who boast about their I.Q. are losers.

Computers double their performance every month.

My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.