Langan has spent many years working on his idea that he calls the "cognitive-theoretic model of the universe" which proposes that reality is a self-simulation. He self-published a book about it in 2002.

Mar 8, 2026 · Langan created the CTMU in the mid-1980s while working as a bar bouncer on Long Island. Among his claims for the theory are that it constitutes absolute truth, provides the logical …

Dec 18, 2024 · Chris Langan, who claims to have an IQ higher than Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking, believes what happens after death can be explained using mathematics. The “smartest man in the …

Mar 4, 2025 · Christopher Langan, often touted as the “world’s smartest man” with an IQ reportedly between 190 and 210—higher than Albert Einstein’s—believes the key to life is simple: seek God. In …

Jun 23, 2024 · Christopher Langan and his wife founded the Mega Foundation in 1999, a nonprofit for people with high IQs to share ideas outside of academia. He’s also courted some controversy.

Jan 15, 2020 · Hi Chris, I translated the CTMU into Spanish because reading it in English was very challenging for me. It feels like it was written by someone with an IQ of 200!

That said, Langan is an unconventional scholar. Most scholars are associated with universities or think-tanks; they are paid to think. Langan’s day jobs, by contrast, have tended to be in the blue collar …