Small wonders: The brilliant, unique world of child prodigies

[@pamelamays4186]

My older brother was a child prodigy. At the age of 13 he was teaching his math class after his teacher challenged him to. My brother was misbehaving in class because he was bored, he wasn't being challenged by the curriculum of his math class. My brother ended up becoming a computer scientist and programmer.

[@AlefBetGames]

Just wondering how growing up with a gifted brother impacted you. Did you feel sense of jealousy or favoritism from your parents towards him?

[@jenniferc218]

I was a teacher for many years & some of my colleagues used to say, "Oh, if only I taught gifted students." I used to laugh at that bc they had no idea how brilliant they needed to be to amuse and actually teach bored, gifted students. How wonderful about your brother. I'll bet you're gifted too. 😊

[@mark91345]

Suborno: I love this kid. At the end of the video, he says he does not want to be one of those superstars who "vanish", then people ask "what happened to Suborno?". He's got a great sense of humor. These prodigies are amazing. It's hard to fathom how or why they exist at such a high level of intelligence, but I enjoy seeing videos like this.

[@paulahyman5907]

My daughter was very similar in her drive and love of drawing. She has also created characters, which she has cultivated and created books of stories. Today, she is 20 and attending art school at the University of Hartford. She is blooming there, but we are curious to see what will come next.

[@janetf23]

Watching Soborno and August fills me with wonder and delight✨

[@mililaniman]

I am terrible at math and science. I admire Suborbo's talent.

[@sanmikim]

Same here😂

[@mililaniman]

@@sanmikim right on! It is nice to meet you.

[@karronlaneNOLA]

same here and i really don't like that i'm that way. how can you be a good musician without strong math? grrr.

[@readynowforever3676]

I'm curious, if you don't mind continuing to share. What are your interest ? What aspects of life get you excited: Philosophy ? Religion ? Sports ? Comedy ? Politics ? Other forms of sorcery or wizardry ? ...?

[@BariScienceLab]

Thank you.

[@djr3386]

Best wishes and stay safe 🙏🏽

[@ccwoodlands1565]

The challenging thing for Suborno will be to stay humble and not become arrogant. That's probably a hard thing for him to do.

[@michaelmccloskey4487]

This is a fascinating video for anybody, but especially parents of young children.

[@mariahrichardson1745]

August's art is so beautiful!

[@thetinkercook5430]

The intensity of their concentration, observation and absorption

[@Greg-xs5py]

I like how modern art is indistinguishable from the scribbles of a child

[@kathryncarter6143]

Almost

[@agoogleuseragoogleuser9349]

If only I had saved my childhood scribbles, I might be a famous modern artist today! 🤣

[@bevs9995]

I remember an article that compared children's at to adult abstract art and asked the audience to guess which was which.. The Children's art was always BETTER

[@pamelamays4186]

Me at twelve: Had to repeat seventh grade math after failing it.

[@TreeHouseClubTV]

7:55 this kids got a great sense of humor

[@JohnSmith-m5v9f]

4:18 just a kid painting.... RELAX...

[@BlahBlah-em2ed]

But Granny says Little Johnny is a prodigy.

[@ce9318]

Crazy how normal childhood art is now considered abstract art😅

[@jenniferc218]

Please read my comment, above. There is a huge misunderstanding about abstract art. Take a class in it. It'll change your mind.

[@Gina-dn6xm]

Hopefully, he can contribute to society like cancer cures or third world world problems or environmental concerns .

[@erichunt4253]

Randombly spotting the biggest South African flag in the background a few seconds in. Powerful 🎉❤

[@SuperRockstarVideos]

A lot of child prodigies burnout when they get to 18 years old.

[@கோபிசுதாகர்]

Because they're no longer children 😂

[@mikeythompson7777]

Curiously, there don't seem to be any comparable prodigies in literature -- no 12 year olds being published in The New Yorker or The Atlantic, or writing Man Booker- or Pulitzer Prize-worthy novels, collections of short stories or poems, or Tony-winning stage plays.

[@hilbertkem528]

It takes time, trial, and error-life experiences on the other side of the mirror. These things cannot be catalyzed nor forced.

[@tim-duncan2137]

that boy is built different, i do wonder what his social life is like thoguh as a 12 yr old in college and in the future as a 16 yr old professor where his students are 22 and his colleagues are 60

[@steffonblack7675]

These kids have all been Reincarnated guaranteed! That explains their gifts because they have been here before and returned with the same skills as previous lives.

[@christophernewhouse5832]

Start them young doing what they love when they grow up they are considered a prodigy by skill the problem is kids usually don't get professional equipment cause parents can't afford it.

[@wildoceanappaloosawomangay2535]

What about socializing?

[@wolflarson71]

Overrated

[@techlearner5899]

Sure he might be a child prodigy, and its good and all that he advanced very quickly. But him skipping grades, and missing out people in those grades, and basically not taking it one step at a time for enjoying life will forever be regretted by him. Growing up normally is usually where the fun is and you develop more socially and its good for brain development rather than just being an academic all the way

[@The_LOL-hg7wt]

agree. I also noticed a flat affect to his speech. It was noticeable right away for me. I have a cousin who also has that flat affect what talking. I don't like to label people, but sometime flat affect is a characteristic of autism.

[@daveray5655]

Honestly I'd rather be a child prodigy and have a phd at 23 than go through random school I don't need not grow myself to my highest potential

[@bevs9995]

4 year olds are the only people suited for abstract art

[@neilifill4819]

Best of luck and blessings on the prodigies!

[@jenniferc218]

So so many people don't understand abstract art and say silly things like, "I could do that." No, no, you couldn't. There are so many abstract artists who are purposeful and driven. Look at Basquiat, Rothko, Krasner, etc, and the Expressionists, who seemed to have started so much of this. Then, the object as "art." So much of art is the concept behind it. This was such a wonderful piece! Bravo CBS Sunday Morning! Bravo!

[@bakerkawesa]

Burnout loading.

[@TheQuietStorm630]

Definitely on the way though I hope not...

[@jenniferc218]

Oh just stop. Give me a break with this online crap commenting, to be *clever*

[@EricaAmyKees]

Glitter, glue, and rainbows. All we need is concentration and focus over a few days and everyone is convinced of rare genius? The real question: why would these parents go out of their way to label their kid as a prodigy? Was the expert paid for this title? How many other kids would be given the same "diagnosis"?

[@yakovpetrovich7682]

MY grandson is a GENIUS. Tss, Yeah sure.

[@JanaPerry-w7d]

Most prodigies don’t have a long life span. There are some that do, but most don’t.

[@jonstirling9169]

A pure genius anomaly. Unlike you and me - he demands to master everything.

[@rasat4829]

Before looking at this video I thought Suborno, was going to be about the whole video, but NO! that cant happen!

[@debbiecooper1677]

Sheldon Cooper

[@ciaosatia]

Hero! ❤🎉

[@bradthompson1763]

Playing badminton in the street in jeans is wild

[@hwizell7478]

Conclusions arrived Departure post odyssey Abstract conception

[@JohnDoe-sy6tt]

I understand

[@velmex12]

Helps to be born in the media center of the US: NYC

[@jermelpurse3018]

That’s the catch art is subjective already and when it’s abstract, it’s only when I see it that someone says aha look at the genius

[@JamesBlume-u4i]

A gift from God; and a beautiful loving child, who is odd, because they are adults at 11 years old !!!

[@michaelscot4816]

A gift of EVOLUTION. You should try it with YOUR kids and lift them up! 😊

[@steveconn]

Lose childhood early, lose their humanity in some respect.

[@UzziWallendorf-o6j]

The thumbnail is the export of Newton's third law of gravity

[@JustinCase780]

Kids in the States need a calculator to add two single digits.

[@ChanceMahony]

Who cares

[@BlahBlah-em2ed]

Thanks to Common Core…shepherded by…the US Department of Education.

[@kathryncarter6143]

And even basic math drives me nuts. Hopefully, one of these kids can figure out how to enliten the rest of humanity how to at least survive in this modern world.

[@Sofian375]

Why not clone them?

[@mr.unknownindian1764]

What if original and clone fight for the same life partner??? We should think all the possible negative outcomes before clonning...🥴

[@IBankRunner]

1:23 is he saying something as trivial as you can't substitute the variable before taking the derivative?

[@gambit85]

Meanwhile MAGA wants bibles in schools. Choices 🤡

[@dr.aniasara7038]

These are advance Souls coming to the planet.

[@invancouver691]

Rashidul is not a mathematician lol.

[@pamelamays4186]

These kids are making me feel lazy.😊

[@lisahalbert4456]

While very intriguing & inspiring, the gender bias of this piece and historical examples were disheartening. One female chess prodigy, but all of these boys/men? Seriously? As no where close to a prodigy, but as a Valedictorian who skipped undergrad requirements, rewriting that college's academic program to earn my DVM, I was also my PhD advisor's shortest graduate student. CBS with Jane Pauley at CBS Sunday Morning, Norah O'Donnell, at CBS Evening News, and Susan Spencer working on this piece, how is the gender bias not only apparent, but appalling?

[@mr.unknownindian1764]

Both of them will have less chances of getting good life partners than most of the normal people for sure as per my observations.

[@ybmagpye]

Somewhere there is an Amy Farrah Fowler PhD, in the wings, waiting to meet him.