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Giftedness and Environment
06:02 - 10:34 (04:31)
The question of whether gifted children are a product of their environment is still debated today, but according to the speaker, it may be a combination of nature and nurture. However, the key takeaway is to focus on learning the fundamentals and using them to find answers to any question.
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The debate regarding whether gifted children are born with their abilities or if they are a product of their environment has been ongoing for decades with no clear answer.
06:02 - 07:53 (01:50)
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The debate regarding whether gifted children are born with their abilities or if they are a product of their environment has been ongoing for decades with no clear answer. The speaker references the example of William Shockley to explore this topic further.
ChapterGiftedness and Environment
EpisodeThe Sad Story of William James Sidis
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The father of chess prodigy Bobby Fischer was a Russian immigrant who was jailed in Russia for teaching peasants to read without permission.
07:53 - 09:01 (01:07)
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The father of chess prodigy Bobby Fischer was a Russian immigrant who was jailed in Russia for teaching peasants to read without permission. He was released on the condition that he stop teaching and reading himself, but eventually fled to America to seek a better life.
ChapterGiftedness and Environment
EpisodeThe Sad Story of William James Sidis
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Boris Sidis was an oppositionist during the late 1800s, where he had great contempt for traditional education and advocated for his concept of educating not just children, but anyone to learn the fundamentals and use them in solving any problem, which was considered revolutionary.
09:01 - 10:34 (01:32)
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Boris Sidis was an oppositionist during the late 1800s, where he had great contempt for traditional education and advocated for his concept of educating not just children, but anyone to learn the fundamentals and use them in solving any problem, which was considered revolutionary.