Erik Demaine

[@judgeomega]

His father sounds awesome. I hope prof Demaine has children of his own and continues the tradition.

[@charlottearena]

This boy is so smart he explains things so regular people can understand .

[@senatoriving1960]

it's good to see him in 1080p

[@saeraadelyn]

what an Einstein! His lecture series are super enjoyable and his personality is brilliant.

[@blbl126]

“what an Einstein” Hurr. Cretinous little geek.

[@melissaralstonjones1550]

I have exhibited the Demaine's work, and his father is an awesome guy, gave me a tour of MIT spent time with us and told some great stories.

[@evertonsantosdeandradejuni3787]

That's really neat. Wow

[@sylviacerel-suhl1441]

Inspiring story of self and family education, collaboration, creativity, and relationships. Erik Demaine an his Dad, Martin Demaine, change the world for the better every year in new ways, and mentor other people along the way.

[@nbme-answers]

A very special human. Thank you.

[@cmdv42]

Amazing, that was beautiful to see, the joy that learning can bring and the potential for others to follow in similar paths for their own interests.

[@RP-fe8xo]

You are fucking brilliant 💡

[@MrPoutsesMple]

Cool interview ! Thanks :D

[@shauryaverma8780]

He is a good version of Sheldon Cooper

[@nativeamerican1167]

Difference being, Eric may not be socially inept

[@shauryaverma8780]

Big Fan

[@noahlund7319]

Since I am still worried that means I still didn't get out of the woods yet

[@evertonsantosdeandradejuni3787]

What do you mean?

[@emilywong4601]

Marin Moca has an Altered Book Show annual auction that you might be interested in. Refreshing to hear "Math is fun!!!!" Have you heard about Design for Change?

[@SaveSoilSaveSoil]

Inspiring!

[@psibarpsi]

Can someone please give me timestamps? I want the part where he talks about his father and homeschooling.

[@석상주]

MIT rejected him for grad school? What?

[@ok-kk3ic]

석상주 / They reject pretty much anyone who went to MIT as an undergrad. They don’t want their students to get stuck in an “MIT way of thinking”; they want their students to go out and explore other universities.

[@user-xi5by4gr7k]

@@ok-kk3ic He didn't go to MIT for undergrad

[@ok-kk3ic]

Mike H / didn’t know that, interesting.

[@Chatbot121]

@@ok-kk3ic they say where he went in the intro

[@Chatbot121]

Could be because how young he was

[@RAYRAYDAY]

9:29 Engineering Structures.

[@Rayquesto]

1:05:30

[@galingaling]

Useless degrees. Do something materially and economic reasonable projects for humans!

[@ehfik]

you didnt even listen past the 5mins mark

[@রাফি-হ৭ঘ]

Cringe Af comment

[@wege8409]

You should listen to Ken Stanley talk. He's an OpenAI scientist who loves to talk about how society is so obsessed with achieving goals that we often fail to explore freely, and we can miss obvious solutions as a result. He might change your mind.