Showing results for "I.Q." in Science Fiction

In a future world where people can buy and sell intelligence, citizens are each allocated 100 1.Q. points at birth. When they turn 16, they can make a choice either to remain as 100s and be cared for by the state, or they can gamble with their intelligence. Those who succeed become high I.Q.s and enjoy all of the benefits this brings; those who fail lead squalid lives and some eventually become I.Q. 30 glidiots, battling in the Glidiot Games in a pop-up maze where they kill one another for I.Q. points and for public amusement.

It is 2410, and the world cities have reunited. Democracy has returned to Sydney, but thanks to the genius of his serum, so, too, has the tyrant. Democracy gives way to dictatorship as, step by step, he reclaims his throne, and ruthlessly brings about a return to the I.Q. system. Only one small band of people stands in his way. This gruesome tale, where Sweeny Todd meets Alfred Hitchcock, ends with a twist of Greek Tragedy.

In a future world where people can buy and sell intelligence, citizens are each allocated 100 1.Q. points at birth. When they turn 16, they can make a choice either to remain as 100s and be cared for by the state, or they can gamble with their intelligence. Those who succeed become high I.Q.s and enjoy all of the benefits this brings; those who fail lead squalid lives and some eventually become I.Q. 30 glidiots, battling in the Glidiot Games in a pop-up maze where they kill one another for I.Q. points and for public amusement.

2415 – In a city in the vice-like grip of its dictator, social division based on I.Q. is marked by coloured overalls. A new Great Wall is under construction to keep lower I.Qs isolated from the world. But a major problem arises for the tyrant who must seek an answer in London. Treachery abounds and plans for world domination are afoot and a nasty surprise is in store for delegates of world cities invited to a meeting.

The President and Vice President are elected from two different parties. They are old friends, but a conflict develops when the possibility of actual alien contact is discovered. A multitude of characters are infused into the relationship between the two.

It is 2415, and Corporate City is in the vice-like grip of its dictator. Social division based on IQ is marked by colored overalls. A new Great Wall is under construction to keep lower IQs isolated from the world. But a major problem arises for the tyrant who must seek an answer in London. Treachery abounds, plans for world domination are afoot, and a nasty surprise is in store for delegates of world cities invited to a meeting in the Great Southern Land.