Hoher IQ – Leiden Hochbegabte unter ihrer Intelligenz? | Impact | SRF

Anyone with an IQ above 130 is considered gifted. Being more intelligent than most – sounds impressive, right? Amila wants to understand the reality of life for the brightest: She visits an exclusive club for gifted individuals, accompanies Laurine, who joins the military at 18, and competes in a game of chess with arguably Switzerland's most famous gifted individual: 21-year-old Maximilian Janisch. What's it like living with a high IQ? Is giftedness truly a gift – or can it also become a burden? Amila questions common clichés and talks to gifted individuals about being different and the pressure to constantly perform at their best. Sources and further information: 👉 Challenges of recognizing gifted individuals in counseling. Stiller, Anne-Kathrin (2021): https://www.fachportal-hochbegabung.d... 👉 The mad genius stereotype: Still alive and well. Baudson, Tanja Gabriele (2016). Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 368. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/... 👉 IQ stagnating: Is humanity getting dumber again? SRF (2024): https://www.srf.ch/wissen/mensch/iq-s... 👉 Giftedness Questions & Answers. Foundation for Highly Gifted Children (2025): https://www.hochbegabt.ch/fragen-und-... 👉 Underachiever. begabt-hochbegabt.info (2025): https://www.begabt-hochbegabt.info/ho... This is what the report is about: 00:00 Intro 00:39 Laurine: 18, highly gifted, and in the military 06:24 "I didn't have the easiest time at school" 07:59 Do people who are less smart annoy you? 09:28 The exclusive club for gifted people 📚 11:52 Maximilian: What's the math genius doing today? 15:59 Chess game: Amila vs. Maximilian ️👀️ 18:27 Gifted dating: Difficult? 18:51 Wrap-up ▪️ SRF Impact Editors: Nicolas Fäs, Amila Redzic ▪️ Camera & Editing: Bilder & Freunde, Mattia Agustoni ▪️ Distribution: Karin Appenzeller, Ronja Oppiller ▪️ Direction: Lena Oppong, Linus van der Moorsel Commissioned by ©2025 SRF ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🔔 A NEW REPORT EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 5:00 PM ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Subscribe to SRF Impact on YouTube 📍    / srfimpact​   SRF Impact on Instagram 📸   / srfimpact   SRF Impact on srf.ch 👉 https://www.srf.ch .................................................................................. As complicated and multifaceted as our world is, we want to understand it. To do so, we search for answers: In our reports, we delve into our Swiss society and take you along for the ride. We offer deep talk, doubts, and bright spots with our hosts Amila Redzic, Livio Carlin, and Michelle Feer. ................................................................................ SRF's Social Media Netiquette: ▪️ https://srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFImpact #Reportage #Gifted