I know what it's like being around someone this smart

and someone who is good at almost every subject he puts his mind to, and with a nearly photographic memory to boot. It's a bit daunting, sometimes, for while I am smart and educated in a variety of subjects, I'm just not in his league. Math probably kept him from being more formidable than he could be. If you married this boy's talent in mathematics with my friend's all around intellect--well, it would be truly amazing. This child seems to be a math savant. I'd be interested in what he achieves as he grows older.

Autistic boy,12, with higher IQ than Einstein develops his own theory of relativity

I feel so ungenius-like

Boy, 11, graduates from college: Studying astrophysics in California

I didn't know community colleges taught astrophysics, but apparently they do, and Moshe Kai Cavalin, an 11-year-old only child of a Taiwanese mother and Israeli father, has gotten a degree in the subject. He initially planned to head on to a four-year university, but has decided to take 6 months to a year off pursuing other projects like martial arts and piano. Best quote? 'I don't consider myself a genius because there are 6.5 billion people in this world and each one is smart in his or her own way.' Go, Moshe!

I like today's Quote of the Day

'Genius is eternal patience.'--Michelangelo

I try the patience of genius every single day. :)