We confuse intelligence with memory as well.
I was saddened when I first read this story on the net, recalling that giant achievment of which he had been a part. As a freshman in high school I was given the chance to go to a conference for HS students on the DNA code discovery. It was the hot topic of the day and I was honored to attend. They were heroes in a new way for me.
So I found it sad initially but realized that it is much like another hero said, "Show me a hero and I'll show you a bum." Hopefully he is sincere in his latest statements.
Thanks for that link Bill.Spaw