I found an interesting book by William James Sidis. Though Sidis was supposedly a super-genius (so far, I'm not seeing it), the flaws in his logic show through. To be fair, he was more up front about his assumptions than most "scientists" but not as much as he should have been. I'm only a third of the way through yet, but it's proving to be a very interesting read, flaws notwithstanding.
The book starts off with an exploration of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, specifically attempting to find reason for its existence and, therefore, perhaps the biggest reason for unidirectional time (although this may actually be circular reasoning). Sidis then supposes this law may be reversible and proposes how this might be. As a thought-experiment, it's a fun trip. The part I'm just finishing up is his hypothesis that life itself may be an expression of the reversal of the Second Law. I think this last point is on shakier ground, logically speaking, but it's fascinating nevertheless. I look forward to reading the rest of the book.
Sidis' IQ
Zietsman claimed Sidis' IQ was assuredly 6σ. Just from my admittedly limited exposure to his few written works, I'm not so easily convinced. I think I can comfortably grant him 5σ status, but I'll need better evidence of 6σ. The anecdote of lecturing to Harvard may be true, too (and impressive enough), but the actual content may not have been 6σ quality. Perhaps the press went nuts over the incident just to sell papers (as the press usually does).
On the other hand, perhaps my understanding of the differences between 5σ and 6σ is flawed, giving too much credit to fives and not enough to sixes.