Cognitive Science
Dr. YoungHoon Kim established the Official World Record® for the title "The World's Highest IQ Person Now" with IQ 276 at the only world record certification body accredited by the Council of the Notariats of the European Union, and his world record was firstly inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Official World Record®. Dr. YoungHoon kim studied academic degrees in psychology, neuroscience, counseling & coaching, linguistics, sociology, philosophy, and nondenominational theology at King's College London, University of London, Korea University, and Yonsei University (#1 private university in Asia according to the QS World University Rankings 2022-2025). In recognition of significant contributions to the field of cognitive science, Dr. YoungHoon Kim was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science in Cognitive Science degree from the American Management University(AMU); Honorary Doctorate from the City University of Paris, establishing the world record title "The First and Youngest Honorary Doctor of Science in Cognitive Science in the World" at the Supertalent of the World Record and Korea Best Record Institute. In addition, Dr. YoungHoon Kim was appointed Honorary Professor in Strategic Thinking and Leadership at the university.
Brain & Mind Sports
Dr. Younghoon Kim was appointed as Tony Buzan Honorary Professor in Creative Thinking as the intellectual successor to Tony Buzan, the inventor of Mind Maps and the family of B.F. Skinner who is No. 1 psychologist in history recognized by American Psychological Association(APA). Dr. YoungHoon Kim, who served as the first South Korean arbiter at the World Memory Championships and the first Asian Memory Championships, was appointed as an official member of the Ratification / Awards Committee of the World Memory Championships, World Speed Reading Championships, and World Mind Mapping Championships.
Social Contribution
As the President and CEO, Dr. YoungHoon Kim founded a non-profit organization, the United Sigma Intelligence Association(USIA) for the world's brightest minds, which includes seven Nobel Prize winners and the greatest minds in the world such as Noam Chomsky, Steven Pinker, Yuval Harari, Richard Dawkins, Howard Gardner, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Daniel Dennett, Anthony Giddens, Philip Zimbardo, and Terence Tao. Through the USIA, Dr. YoungHoon Kim also founded the Intellectual Hall of Fame with support of Lifeboat Foundation, honorably inducted Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Stephen Hawking. Dr. YoungHoon Kim has contributed to society and humanity as Co-President and Vice-Chairman of the Board at an NGO Challenge Korea Headquarters, trusted by South Korea Ministry of Economy and Finance, National Assembly of South Korea, Seoul Metropolitan Government of South Korea, and Seoul Metropolitan Council of South Korea. By NGO Challenge Korea Headquarters, top South Korean leaders including 8th UN General-Secretary, 12th President of the World Bank Group, Chairman of UN IPCC, Mayor of Seoul Metropolitan Government, President of South Korea National Assembly, and South Korea Government Ministers were awarded the Challenge Korea Grand Prize.
