Maryam Tsegaye, Canada, Physics, Winner: 2020 Breakthrough Junior Challenge

Watch the moment Sal Khan and Scott Kelly surprised Maryam with the life-changing news that she had won the 2020 Breakthrough Junior Challenge: • Sal Khan and Scott Kel... .
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The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual competition for students, ages 13-18, to share their passion for math and science with the world! Each student submits a video that explains a challenging and important concept or theory in mathematics, life sciences, or physics. The winner receives a $250,000 college scholarship. The winning student's teacher and school also benefit: $50,000 for the teacher and a state-of-the-art $100,000 science lab for the school.

[@izaklawrence8835]

Give her her own series like bill Nye. She'd be perfect for this new generation

[@husseint3832]

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[@JumboJimbo100]

i like her better than Nye

[@minkmakeupart]

Yasssss!

[@WeightLossforFoodies]

PERFECT!

[@emitishosoda9393]

She is a lot more dynamic than Bill Nye- sorry Bill!

[@barbaralegate4188]

A lot of smart people may understand complicated things, but only the few truly brilliant can explain them to others. Wow. Congratulations.

[@ammarh4694]

“If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.” said Einstein

[@carlosj5807]

@@ammarh4694 Not really...there are some things that are just out of reach for most people, for example, Poincare's conjecture. It's like another language, most of the times, you need to study it for years before

[@opetimistic]

@@carlosj5807 hmmm

[@sincerelyebe]

So proud of you sister! Can't wait for you to win the Nobel Prize!

[@LHGII]

She needs to be protected..

[@cocoa_milk-gg8hl]

@@LHGII wdym

[@unknownaccount8411]

Noble prize dont have a gender studies category

[@eliyaskadiabafita1096]

You are breaking glass ceilings, my sister. The sky is your limit,

[@derivativecovariant2341]

What does it have to do with glass ceilings tho?

[@HellKnight671]

The universe is the limit

[@AVPboy6754]

@@derivativecovariant2341 I know, right?

[@nicholasterry6523]

@@derivativecovariant2341 Old white guys gave old white guys a bad name, but they are still the distinct majority in many STEM fields (at least if you count by full professorships, which admittedly exclude pretty much everyone under 30 by default).

[@user-ft9hu8mp3l]

We (Ethiopians) are head over heels for you dear Maryam. Keep shining, and see you at the top!

[@samsondawit]

now this is what true brilliance looks like. way to go Maryam!

[@saedayusuf7125]

You are funny, playful and most importantly BRILLIANT. You are going places, enjoy it....

[@ariatomar4294]

CONGRATULATIONS MARYAM!! You truly deserved this, your explanations and personality were perfect!

[@user-ef3gp8lz2v]

Hmm.

[@marxyah]

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[@robertellison8921]

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[@KenLowe65]

Congratulations Maryam, from a fellow Canadian. Keep that passion!!

[@MarkJMatthews]

As a physics major and someone who loves quantum mechanics - this is a fantastic explanation. Yay Maryam, and yay Canada!!

[@tweep0]

It's like Maryam's grade-12 brain quantum-tunneled into a PhD-in-quantum-physics brain

[@AngadSingh-asm]

😂 True.

[@katieyu9374]

Huge congrats on the win!!! I was a fellow Canadian challenger and this video is so inspiring and engaging to watch :)

[@TheBobasbro]

What subject did you cover? Also are you comfortable linking your video?

[@Msvalexvalex]

@@TheBobasbro kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX_SgJxoorl9bLM The immune system. 😊

[@ShauryaSinha]

Congratulations!!!! So so well deserved and I hope this scholarship brings you one step closer to everything you work towards :)

[@msindeti]

Congratulations Maryam. That's hard stuff you've explained simply, brilliantly. Shine on!

[@MicheleBrockEnt]

WOW! JUST WOW! This young lady is AMAZING! She earned every single solitary cent of her winnings of $400,000 for describing the concept in the annual Breakthrough Junior Science Challenge! I didn't know what the heck she was talking about, but she literally had me on the edge of my seat WITH INTERESTS! Her enthusiasm is infectious and she made her explanation not only CLEAR AND PRECISE, BUT FUN! SHE IS AMAZING! WATCH HER EXPLANATION OF QUANTUM TUNNELING AND BE AS AMAZED WITH 17-YEAR-OLD MARYAM TSEGAYE AS I AM!

[@snittsegai5547]

Wow, you’re a true inspiration for other habesha girls out there! ✨✨✨

[@dream918]

What is habesha girl 🤔

[@t.y5386]

Yes!!!!! What exactly I told her!!! Inspirational!!!

[@avialuvav8833]

@@dream918 Ethiopians and Eritreans are called habesha she's Ethiopian

[@AnonymousAnonymous-wf5cx]

Congrats Maryam, on winning the Breakthrough Junior Challenge this year. You deserve this. It was an amazing video

[@user-dt1vv1kk9q]

Congratulations on this year's Breakthrough Junior prize!!! 🎉🎉🎉 This video is really cool! 😆

[@ethiopiaorthodox4125]

We are so proud of you Mariam!!! You are a role model for all the Ethiopian kids and Black kids around the world!!

[@meilamanna291]

Your humor and energy really engages everyone watching! Awesome vid

[@VoxFem]

TRUE BRILLIANCE! The ability to understand, extrapolate AND simplify for others. We will be following you into the future, Maryam!

[@skyward80]

What an intelligent young lady! I love learning about quantum anything but have neither the time (nor the intelligence) to understand it. I would love to see an entire series of quantum education videos made by Maryam!

[@KuLpApA]

Thanks for being an amazing role model for so many.

[@ripcord93]

Richard Feynman would have been so proud! May you be the inception of exceptional science education that all the kids need...

[@Nimona-FTW]

We should really encourage all kids to embrace science and be smart. I love Maryam's passion, she deserves all the supports she can get, I'm sure she will achieve brilliant things in life! Things that I'm also sure, she do things that will benefit a lot of people.

[@enmanuelduarte9112]

that was absolutely genius: simple, elegant & funny!

[@joystudent2626]

Absolutely brilliant young Canadian - you are making your family, your school, your community and your country proud of you! Keep going, we need your intellect and your humour- bravo!

[@chirpieone9193]

Congratulations Maryam. I think you are amazing and brilliant. As a Canadian I am proud of you. Enjoy your bright future in science!

[@lilianodeleye8480]

Congratulations!!! Way to go Maryam, you made us all proud.

[@sash.40]

Wow as a teacher (of ELA) I thought I could never understand a topic like this but I learned so much from a young brilliant student. Well done Maryam!

[@byzantiumn8564]

You need to teach, or research, or BOTH. I would have gone so far with my dreams if I had a science teacher as informative as you Maryam!

[@jordanturney1547]

Congratulations Maryam! You are an inspiration to us all!

[@mimohl]

Congratulations Maryam! You are amazing and brilliant. You give me hope and wonder for humanity's future.

[@lola47022]

Congratulations, Maryam. Very hard topic to explain, yet you did it eloquently. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@minkmakeupart]

You are awesome Maryam! So inspiring to see a young woman in stem like you achieving well deserved notoriety. I’m sure the future holds great opportunities for you. Keep up the amazing work!

[@FallenAngelMtl]

That was absolutely brilliant! Just saw the story on CBC fb page. Congrats on your win! You'll be going far and who knows, maybe you'll get us to pass through walls. ;-) Kudos!

[@t.y5386]

Congratulation Maryam ! You are a role model to girls everywhere and My 10 years old already looking up to you!!! Gobez!!!!💕

[@DaBaSoftware]

Your ability to present such complex information to a general audience is outstanding! Please keep doing stuff like this. The more people know about how our world works, the easier it is for us to put more effort towards a bright future.

[@eyobgebreselassie511]

Absolutely simple and marvelous explanation. Well done Maryam Tsegaye!

[@allisonmackay3818]

I love it! "If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics." - Richard Feynman. But she understands it better than most people.

[@manushmurali]

Congratulations on the win!!!🎉🎉 Fantastic concept and superb presentation!!

[@ronaldjesterhoudt7939]

Well done, young lady. I've been trying to explain quantum tunneling and superpositioning to my students for years... You'd be amazed at how many just stare at me with blank faces. Others just go back to playing their silly video games. Nice to see a serious students. Good luck in your physics career!!!

[@davidlouisdnb]

That was awesome, thanks for making it understandable and even more, practical!

[@brandoncave-wynter6987]

I feel like there was a mic drop here. There should’ve been a mic drop.

[@noorhassenkausim5221]

Congratulations on a fantastic job. Shows where there is a will there is a way. Proud of you and your achievement. All the best for a bright future.

[@AlazarBaharuGoogle]

I liked the simplicity of the explanations you gave!! Proud of you girl!!!!

[@sunmaw108]

Wow! Brilliantly explained. Definitely a well-deserved scholarship. Props to her.

[@ronwatts5827]

Go girl Go!!! Brilliant. I'm sure you've made your family so proud!

[@solamezmurtube9889]

We are proud of you Maryam 🇪🇹. You deserve it.

[@helenheydon3807]

Congratulations on taking a chance, you rock, and you won!

[@olaonamade9711]

Congrats and great work putting MacTavish and Fort Mac on the map !!

[@rkgki]

Wow! Who would give this a thumb's down? The explanation was great and she is obviously very bright and enthusiastic. This is a notorioiusly difficult thing to grasp and she did an excellent job and made it very relatable. For me I'd like to know more about how QT happens in fusion, but perhaps she'll do a follow up on that. The reference to quantum effects in biology is an new, exciting area as well.

[@NB-gu9rs]

Yeah, this is genius talking. Takes serious analytical skills to come up with an explanation this simple about something so complex, it really does. I'm impressed and am expecting this kid to make a big impression on the world. Nice illustrations, too! :D

[@xiuwenzhu8702]

Congrats on winning the 2020 prize!!

[@Takumi-San]

That last analogy is just perfect, the stuff of automatic oh yes! head nods

[@Nanami_X_Higurama]

I loved this , you definitely deserved to win the challenge and you literally oversimplified it , which is AMAZING !!!!

[@betelhemkassa5198]

Such a fun and interesting explanation 😍. Well deserved award🎉 As a second generation Ethiopian immigrant, I'm super proud of you and inspired by you. Am sure you will be shining even brighter, if you keep doing your best like this 💖

[@NeilFiertel]

I think this is brilliant, absolutely accurate and both amusing and heartening for young and old ! I hope you have your dreams fulfilled young lady.

[@etomsalnikov]

Sinceras felicitaciones! Soy de Montevideo, Uruguay. Qué emocionante y reconfortante es descubrir videos asi, con tal genialidad! Gracias por tu explicación y tu carisma:-)

[@ravitalkofman8990]

as albert einstein said, genius is making complex ideas simple! super well done, entertaining, and informative! congratulations maryam👏👏👏

[@JumboJimbo100]

she is the best science commentator love it

[@pjordan1716]

I am so overwhelmed by listening to this young woman. I will never be this smart. But I understood everything she said. It makes so much sense. Congrats!

[@girmamoges941]

Acknowledging your success is the start also I heard that you are glittering among fellow classmates and I see now you are shining all over the world. Promising future, vision, determination and perseverance will pay big time.

[@helinabeletetekiwe3250]

Well done Girl! You made us proud ❤

[@jhadaaddams9803]

Congrats on your 2020 Breakthrough Junior Challenge Win!! :) This is so completely fantastic.

[@kashual]

Instructions unclear, I ran into a wall, now I have a concussion.

[@saedayusuf7125]

Well...

[@TheRakesh1000]

I tried running through a drum kit. Now I have percussion

[@moonshine-lb2lo]

Try next time you will go through 😂 Learn by experience

[@frankhuber9912]

Rakesh Bhardwaj if you try that again you'll be dealing with the repercussion.

[@horsebiscuityt6135]

This is the most beautiful comment section xD

[@energymarketchile]

Nice job! Well deserved prize! CONGRATS!

[@jeffreyharrison3731]

Nice job. More than ever we need charismatic voices, like Maryam's, that can explain quantum theory to non physicists at all levels. Without understanding the quirky nature of quantum mechanics, even highly educated people, really carry around an anachronistic view of the world.

[@ruthkidane5265]

Congratulations 👏👏🎉 Maryam all the best in your future endeavors. Bravissima!!!

[@nicholasterry6523]

"So you're saying there's a chance?" Seriously though, this is awesome.

[@besrata.3901]

Congratulations Mariam!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@theetortoise]

So well deserved--congrats Maryam!!

[@alecboybuna682]

Well another habesha genius 🇪🇹🇪🇹💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@jeanmuktikuster8528]

Brilliant! Congratulations!

[@doobaa]

Brilliant! I'm gonna show this to my son.

[@eatmygonks]

Fantastic video and explanation, Maryam, and congratulations on your well-deserved prize! (And greetings from the Netherlands, your fame is spreading!)

[@edipyuksel]

Amazing presentation...

[@Allan-dx1ht]

Good job one winning the breakthrough 👍

[@bettinajones3440]

Absolutely BRILLIANT - BRAVA!!!

[@skurrvie3928]

haha omg the piano in the outro killed me

[@edenwaka8209]

Well Deserved win! Congrats to you and your family!

[@soloa24]

Congratulations Maryam! You can go further!

[@horsebiscuityt6135]

She reminds me of my favourite science teacher... I'd want her to teach me Congrats Maryam :)

[@mononoke813]

I just had my mind blown for 2:59 consecutive minutes 🤯🤯

[@mahletmelesse4961]

We are proud of you Maryam keep doing the great work God be with you 👏

[@kcjunior2345]

Entered the competition Tho...I might not be the best but I pray to God cause I do believe in him alot And he will do it for me cause I will never stop fighting for my dream We need support in our country Talent just wasting everywhere and so much potential but I took these opportunity to be a pertaker of the breakthrough junior challenge So I will bring honor to my country my family and my school and friends thank you so much

[@therealdibabe]

Congratulations on your award Maryam!! ✨✨

[@kamlarossmcgregor1826]

Amazing!!! I am not your mother but I am so proud of you!!!

[@Spock0987]

Natural born teacher...Fantastic!

[@mishaye1]

So proud of you, congratulations!!!!

[@davidclegg]

P(Maryam's future success) = 1- P(me walking through my wall)

[@malcolmtbm]

... when face with an obstacle we can defy expectations and breach barriers ... wow youngin

[@mklik4]

Let's thank her brother for inspiring all this using a cheat code

[@mohammadsamrez6685]

Congratulations, you deserved the prize! Way to go.

[@Lean-zj1nl]

DUDE THIS IS BRILLIANT I LOVE HER

[@captaindoubledown9832]

Amazing!

[@gabriellejean-pierre6349]

CONGRATS! Yes! Canada respresent!!

[@itsBiologue]

Congratulations Maryam! You deserve it :)

[@sebastiantorres7688]

you re amazing! you can talk bout Anything you want, no matter how complex the topic d be; and I feel anyone could understand it. have an amazing week btw!

[@IsaDesOsiers]

Congratulations Maryam Tsegaye! You are an inspiration!!!! Charming!!!!