The Prodigy Puzzle

"'So you're the geniuses," Senator Carl Levin said, looking pleased as he peered over his glasses. He was addressing the flaxen-haired Heidi Kaloustian, a 17-year-old freshman at the University of Michigan, and John Zhou, a superfriendly 17-year-old senior at Detroit Country Day School..."

Today's NYT has a lengthy, interesting article on prodigies and the development of gifted children.

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