What’s the smartest age? - Shannon Odell

At what age are you smartest? Dig into how your brain development affects your skills at different stages of your life.
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Tomorrow is the annual Brain Clash - a decathlon of mental challenges, trivia competitions, and puzzles. Amir needs a smart and capable teammate and must choose between three people; all of different ages and talents. So, who should Amir choose for the contest? Shannon Odell breaks down the idea of “smart” and explores how our brain development impacts our skills at various stages of our lives.
Lesson by Shannon Odell, directed by Biljana Labović.
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[@erinharrington29]

i feel like no matter what age i am i’m dumber than i’ve ever been

[@fhinpus]

When you were 4, your sister was half your age, you are now dead what's your sister age? Only the smartest people can answer this

[@arjunarunkumar3097]

@@fhinpus 73 and 6 months. next question please

[@keeno5567]

@@fhinpus 2? I mean what is now? Is it now as in irl now or as in the theoretical now where I am now 4 and now dead?

[@gabrielbuenodossantos5203]

​@@fhinpus a 99% chance interval to be at 2 until 88

[@michaelsotkiewicz6675]

@@fhinpus Half dead. Can't get anything by me

[@hehebwoy4132]

Age and experience complement each other. It helps with learning and improving from mistakes.

[@GhostBata675]

Yeah

[@SnoopyDoofie]

Don't tell that to the Brits. They would prefer to fire their Prime Minister right now than let her improve on her mistakes.

[@NightspeakerR]

Ah yes Wisdom

[@oracleofdelphi4533]

Two sides of the same coin one might say.

[@Blake-Urizen]

complEment

[@liamriddy358]

In my experience, 4-year old's have life all figured out. No school, all meals cooked for you, plenty of sleep etc etc...

[@oracleofdelphi4533]

They can learn 5 different languages simultaneously, figure out mobile phones and even master video games. Mine's even figured out exactly how far they can push my buttons before I lose my temper. Yet he still smacks himself on the head when trying to open a bag of snacks.

[@DEATHGamerStickmanStories]

Yeah and they can be literally care free , no stress, just a peacefully, beautiful absolute perfect life :)

[@random20000]

I was in school since 3 so idk what ur saying and before that I was in pre-school

[@DatOne.Gallia]

you just decribed a dog my man

[@dylansp4049]

@@DEATHGamerStickmanStories Until they throw a temper tantrum for the dumbest reasons.

[@okenwaayomikun]

The smartest age is 8, 16, 25, 65 and everything in between. People over 65: ...and I took that personally.

[@shreydoshi110]

Children under 8* Gugu Gaga

[@user-pakshibhithi10]

It makes sense tho. Because people under 8 and over 65 are less stable.

[@toddboothbee1361]

I hope my friend doesn't come to this channel. She's been awarded a MacArthur Genius grant based on work she'd done in her late sixties. Also funny is that usually the reaction time in a 60 year old is the same as when that person was 20. I suppose much depends on maintaining good enough health.

[@toddboothbee1361]

@@user-pakshibhithi10 I've heard the same said of women.

[@user-pakshibhithi10]

@@toddboothbee1361 Some people maybe more healthy compared to an avg person. You're friend might be one of them. It depends from person to person, but, on an avg, people under 8 and over 65 are less stable. And, I didn't understand what you wanted to convey by saying "I've heard the same said of women."

[@gelbug1991]

Not gonna lie... I felt the smartest in my teens. That passion for learning had me reading lots of books, doing activities, and having time to explore. I felt my vocab was at its peak and recall was fast.

[@JasonMomos]

What made you feel less smarter after teenage years?

[@gelbug1991]

@@JasonMomos I think I got really overloaded in my higher education programs where reading and learning transitioned from something I did for fun to work. I also was in a doctoral program that really drained me straight after my bachelor's. Maybe such a thing as too much learning? Lol

[@chonchobar378]

@@droberts5583 so you still remember calculus and chemistry 🤣🤣

[@randomname285]

I feel like I was at my smartest in terms of being to quickly creatively problem solve, retain information and reason at around 18-19. Feel like in some ways I'm now (age 27) smarter, especially linguistically, but generally I can feel myself getting duller as time goes on. Think work taking up a large part of my cognitive load is a big factor. I'm still pretty intellectually curious but at the end of a working day I'm now more likely to go for lighter forms of entertainment than I used to.

[@TheMrMRsmoke]

I believe “The more you know the more you dont know” thats because one might seek more knowledge and realise they know nothing in the process In teenage years you often only know just enough to feel smart, reinforced by being the smartest in your friend groups/schools but that might not enough to want to be smarter

[@crispin9152]

I genuinely believe ages 16-45 are the smartest in terms of developing beneficial practices and ideas. Experience plays a huge role in life, but it can also skew a positive trajectory by “sticking to what you know.” In my career field, medicine, older providers are commonly on a downward trend due to them refusing to “update” their knowledge. If your experiences hinder you from adapting and growing, you are not the peak of intelligence.

[@wren_.]

That could also be the lead

[@kimi9572]

reminds me of Einstein refusing to accept Quantum Mechanics when he was old

[@datboiisforreal]

@@wren_. Explain how?

[@Cinnapupz]

Bro snuck in 16 💀

[@crispin9152]

@@Cinnapupz Why would I not include 16? That’s a prime age for students to begin leadership roles and entrepreneurship. I didn’t include it just for fun.

[@FedJimSmith]

I'm well advanced to my 30s, and I feel smarter every passing year. I hope this keeps going forever and ever

[@draheim90]

Your knowledge base will grow but your fluid abilities (things like spatial ability, processing speed, attention, working memory, reasoning) have already begun to decline since your early-to-mid 20. (when your frontal lobes fully developed). The decline is pretty slow until your 40s-50s. Google images for “fluid intelligence throughout lifespan” if you’re curious.

[@gabrielgarcia7554]

Likewise, although I am about to enter my 30s. I think having a passion to learn is what allows us to be better people as learning requires deep self reflection from learning from your mistakes. Attempting to learn subjects that you find difficult allows for a deeper understanding of yourself, your limitations and how you can work through them.

[@Texan_christian1132]

30 is the smartest age. Anyone younger has there brain less developed and less smart. The only reason they can learn and be creative easily is because they have a caretaker that constantly trains em and it’s socially unacceptable for adults to do stuff children do which makes em look more creative. But there brain is actually less developed and less smart. But after 30 people’s brains decline. So 30 is the smartest age.

[@Ecto1777]

@@Texan_christian1132 stop lying science says and many sources the brain fully developps at 25 not even 30 you are just making things up with no scientifical source or no source in general because you are probably near 30

[@lukeg1b50n8]

In my limited experience, I definitely felt more intelligence about 4 years ago. I’m 20 now

[@silvesta5027]

I’m 19, can relate. I was on my academic GRIND at 16-17. A-levels are so stressful

[@marsovac]

"felt" is very scientific :D

[@VegetableMigraine]

The reason is you're just starting to realize how little you really know and how much more you need to learn.

[@harutakashima4233]

Agree, it feels like im way more smarter when i was a kid being able to think of something that no one still did Such as A.I. before it was a hype or a thing, but now i cant even think how did i manage to think like that, make them. Wished i wrote my ideas and how to make them... That way now i can test and polish them Im 20 now

[@Laz3rCat95]

You probably weren't any smarter back then, you just became more self-aware and now you realize how you're lacking. Actually, gaining self-awareness is a sign you've become smarter.

[@coolman6139]

this actually reminds of a study where kids, teens, and adults did a test from nasa themselves. Most adults failed, half of the teens failed, and most kids passed. The conclusion they came with is that kids have no consequences for making mistakes and don't fear them at all while teens have fear as they're more or less seen as adults while having creativity similar to a child. And adults get the short end of the stick as consequences for them messing up can be life changing. I'd recommend check out the home movies review from emp lemon as he goes into more detail about the Nasa experiment himself.

[@lucky_clover_4]

Just watched it! Thanks for the recommendation, it’s super interesting how elusive yet valuable creativity is in our world today

[@coolcapibara]

whats the name of the experiment called?

[@adyan4010]

@@coolcapibara it must be in the video

[@wallie963]

@@lucky_clover_4 What movie is it? I'd love to watch it

[@yeet8627]

In my opinion, I think the peak intelligence for most people is the teenage years. It’s the transition between childhood and adulthood, it’s the time where kids are growing and learning to explore themselves and the world, the time where they form hobbies and be more responsible. It’s also the time where one realizes how vast the world actually is and how there is so much to learn and know. I’m not saying humans are the smartest when they are teens (def not), what I mean is that it’s the time where we actually learn new things and start exploring.

[@salahuddinuddin5070]

Agreed But in my opinion anyone can be smart at any age and at any way whether if it is ideas,creative,memory,learning etc etc.. All they need is just logic and try.

[@adriangaming4853]

Teenage are mentally not very stable, from my experience currently being one.

[@Texan_christian1132]

Sounds good but 30 is the smartest age. Anyone younger has there brain less developed and less smart. The only reason they can learn and be creative easily is because they have a caretaker that constantly trains em and it’s socially unacceptable for adults to do stuff children do which makes em look more creative. But there brain is actually less developed and less smart. But after 30 people’s brains decline. So 30 is the smartest age.

[@pranatirajput546]

Title: What’s the smartest age? The video: *proceeds to confuse you*

[@ScienceVashu]

I appreciate the animators, they never run out of new techniques of animation

[@nocturno7660]

I feel the smartest right now, currently 28, the overall experience and knowledge just surpasses all me I could learn the quickest in my teen age years, particularly 15-16, I noticed I picked up skills very fast and mastered them in no time

[@silvesta5027]

What kind of skills did you quickly pick up at 15-16?

[@FeelLikePac]

Ya prime

[@arleneazurin]

I have the same question as Silvesta, what kind of skills did you pick up at 15-16? Why do you think you picked them up very quickly and mastered them in no time? What did you do to achieve mastery in those skills you have learned? Sorry for all the questions, I'm just curious.

[@nocturno7660]

@@silvesta5027 Stuff at school, drawing, gaming

[@alyponk5016]

I was quite average until my mid 20s. My smartest age started since I was 26. I'm now 30 and it's only getting better

[@Stanger_95]

The way they are presenting information and animating it has just elevated to a whole new level. Like pick any other video from 2-3 years ago and compare it with the recent ones! Like I'm not saying that the ones done before are bad. But just wanted to highlight the improvement that they have introduced in the quality of their videos.

[@eyesyt7571]

I'm 17 years old, and looking back I don't think I've changed at all over the years. I can remember when I was three, and besides being more optimistic perhaps, I had the same thought process. I'm how I've always been. Perhaps, less happens in my mind than when I was younger, but that is the only change.

[@siddhantjhaveri]

I can relate to you. Quite the same.

[@PineappleLiar]

Sitting at 25, I do feel like I’ve experienced some change since my teenage years, but also that I’ve carried particular modes of thought with me from my preteens all the way into adulthood (there are some parts of my childhood thought process I recall, but I feel like my internal monologue/dialogue was till developing then). But in some cases I’d say it’s situational to lifestyle more than my age, the two just happen to coincide. How I thought about certain things changed when I went to college, then they changed again when 2020 happened and I was at home, then they changed a third time when I got my first full time job. The synapses that fire and the thought processes you need every day change and so do the thoughts that go along with it. Idk just putting it out there.

[@rd4931]

I love you TED-Ed ❤, thank you very much for everything you guys have done for us

[@joey3354]

If I look back at my 29years of life, I would always pick the 29year old me. I think my ability to learn and concentrate only improves over time. Also the experience and amount of information I hold only increases. But I am only 29. I don't know if this is continuous. I do agree that at certain ages I had a better understanding of certain subjects. Languages and mathematics I never use degrade over time. But relearning those old skills is as easy as reading it once. It's the same as movies. There are movies I haven't seen since I was a child. But just watching the first 5min of that movie brings back the entire movie and information I processed. If aging continues like this, I think I will become a better version of myself. But the catch in this all is that I need a healthy brain and keep practicing my knowledge. My work is solving problems and I think this also has an influence on my brain.

[@jocylinfrancis930]

I’m not an expert, but the older people I’ve talked to have said similar things. To them, the only bad thing about aging is your body decaying. Basically, brains seem to work on dragon logic, with older ones being far more powerful. Of course, getting “set in your ways” can be a problem, especially if society has changed too much. For instance, in America, racial segregation ended in 1964. That wasn’t too long ago, and I bet there’s still people who supported it that are still alive today. I don’t think I need to explain why failing to adapt past 1964 is problematic. But maybe there’s some self-fulfilling prophecy here. If you believe that you can get better, you will get better- and you can always learn new things. In fact, there is a gaming KZbin channel run by an old lady who started gaming relatively recently. I forgot the name though. Honestly, as long as your brain doesn’t start to activity decay you should be fine.

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

"There is no age at which we stop learning" - Barrin, Tolarian Archmage

[@Skarpo89]

The animation in this video. It's just outstanding

[@zoowon7033]

This video is telling us no matter how old we are. Aging concerns many people. people become easily disappointed by the fact of they get old. But I would like to suggest them changing the view of them. What you can obtain at 70 years old is what you can't at 20 years old. Valuable is every age.

[@favegossipgirl]

Honestly, I wish I learned more languages as a child. Im in hs now and it would have been easier to learn languages younger yk

[@vogeline_]

There's no reason to care even a little bit about something you can't change.

[@rorantruong]

@@vogeline_ What's that supposed to mean ? i'm confused

[@vogeline_]

@@rorantruong I wanted to say one of epictetus' but didn't remember it so I just said that. Anyway heres the quote I was referring to: "There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things that are beyond your power and will"

[@TheWanderstar]

Are you 25 in highschool? If not, you're still at a good age to start learning languages. Don't feel sorry for what you've lost, be grateful for what you can have.

[@parafraceren]

Honestly, if you are serious about this, just do it. You can still learn another language. Start with one and commit ^^

[@WorldITAcademy]

Let's all appreciate the animators for such a good animation.

[@drjuneapril]

Thank you. This really gave me some encouragement.

[@ranimele]

This animation is so calming! Thank you!

[@gabrielhemingway6618]

Committing yourself to the expansion of your mind and being willing to cooperate when said mind is insufficient is crucial, I think.

[@CottonCandyTheWW2Geek]

This is amazing like always

[@Amantducafe]

There are many factors in play and age, although a factor, it's impact is still debatable. When i turned 28 i started learning languages. I already was a spanish native speaker and learnt english in my teenager years. But when i reahed 28, and after finishing college, i decided to set myself that language learning goal. Now i'm 31 years old, i'm fluent in English, spanish, portuguese, italian and french with German, Japanese, Russian and Hebrew around B1-B2 proficiency, i've even done some part-time jobs as an interpreter because of that achievement which was another new thing i studied and gained, the interpretation skills.

[@swanepoel4714]

Hi. I am turning 15 soon and have been considering turning my language learning hobby into a career with translation. I am impressed that you learned so many languages in such a short time. Can you give me your method for learning languages?

[@Amantducafe]

@@swanepoel4714 Immersion-based learning, i live in Spain and learning english was easy due to the amount of online resources to fully immerse yourself in the language. For the other languages i just had to gain the basics through traditional learning and then challenging myself by visiting said places and forcing myself to read, listen, speak and write in that targeted language. Ofcourse not everyone can afford to travel and live in another country but the internet is an amazing tool to organize yourself into a partially immersed experience. Simple things like changing language settings, watching youtube videos from that language, reading books in their original language and most importantly Discord with dedicated language learning channels to speak directly with people.

[@NavajoNinja]

A year or 2 before humans go through puberty is the most purest human u will ever be.

[@strange_and_magnificent]

Love the animation!❤‍🔥

[@natnatyumi]

This video came at the right time, I’ve been worrying about what age I was smartest 😭

[@notevencalm]

The current you is simply the smartest

[@thesupernile]

Love a good TED-ED video

[@TundeEszlari]

You are a very good videographer. The video was perfect, keep it up. ;)

[@Phymacss]

Love the animations!

[@Student-gi4lb]

This is one of the most simple-complicated topic I have ever been.

[@LMGaming01]

I love this, it's very educative

[@valerieryu1923]

Legit never thought abt this before Also love the ozo/ulu riddle cameo!

[@graham.crackers]

And the children with the green eyes one!

[@astaridjatmiko8187]

When it comes to working, initiative is important. No matter what kind of smart you are, if you don't want to take the challenges and responsibilities, it won't develop.

[@arabiannoon]

I swear, I didn't expect to see my name (Amir) when I clicked on a TedEd video. This is amazing. XD

[@Atknyldrmw]

Thank you TED-Ed ❤

[@minashin1562]

The smartest age is 0 as it has the best chance of not getting ruined by other people

[@3800S1]

My teen years were by far my worst, I was generally bad at everything except technical/science type stuff. I believe I had/have a learning disability. I didn't start to shine until my late 20s and now I'm in my mid 30s I amaze myself what I am capable of and feel like I am at peak or heading towards it. It's become obvious now that I'm not neurotypical and that explains why I struggled with all aspects except the mentioned for most of my younger life and excelled later.

[@user-qn7lm2yu3h]

Very insightful video!!

[@angelikalau4217]

Interesting video format!

[@varunprakash6207]

2:43 Animation 👌 Vera level 😍 Solving the riddles As teenager learn more exploration of more area The ages 8 , 16 , 25 , 45 and 65 More over Age and experience are complicated they can learn each and everyday so the cannot tell this or that age it not barriers 👍

[@aruneshprasannasekar9038]

Tamila?

[@wh4theduckquaaquaa]

@@aruneshprasannasekar9038 aama. vera level nu sonnan 😂

[@feynstein1004]

I seem to be stuck on the adolescent phase even though I'm 28. I have endless curiosity and find any new information interesting, no matter what field 🤔

[@elvisedison1741]

That's a good thing

[@feynstein1004]

@@elvisedison1741 I guess 😅 Although, it's actually led to a problem. Ever since I was a child, I knew everything except what I was supposed to know 😂🔫 I only realized this recently and concluded that I need to start distinguishing between relevant information and irrelevant information. Then prioritize the relevant information accordingly.

[@riflemanzy2187]

@@feynstein1004 Same thing happening with me maybe we share same Myers-Briggs type if you dont know what is your give a online mbti test and tell me the result.

[@feynstein1004]

@@riflemanzy2187 I think it has more to do with autism than personality types but sure, I'll take the test and let you know. Did you overcome our problem btw? Like, being well-informed is good. But being well-informed on irrelevant things at the expense of basic practical knowledge is greatly harmful. I call it being anti-smart 😅

[@kestya963]

​@@feynstein1004So, how is the test?

[@lethuumalachi8130]

Can you please make a video on how our taste buds change. I've been wondering how I hated spinach when i was ten but I love it now

[@RodrigoFerreira-of8bu]

'm 28 years old, sometimes I start out excited to learn LANGUAGES, or RUN more after a month, I GET DISCOURAGED, but I was 15 and more excited!!!!

[@emilvinod]

With the speed humans are learning I'm sure a 15 yr old 100 years from today will be as smart as our professors

[@geminix365]

You could say the same for today, as anybody has access to all the information in the world in the palm of their hands

[@deanab-se5op]

Cute animation 😍

[@katiewiemerslage3357]

Thank you Shannon ☺️

[@oldcowbb]

this is the brain's solution to the explore-exploit problem. the closer you are toward the end. the more exploitative strategy you should use

[@user-xy8ml3jx7w]

I think it doesn’t depend on ages. Passion and continuity to learn are important for to be smart no matter how old we are.

[@mika13277]

0:39 as someone who's been fluent in 2 languages for as long as I can remember, idk why but it's surprising to me when people think speaking two languages is impressive

[@Yu-Gi-Oh36508]

Yeah same, learning languages doesnt require that much inteligence just patience and work

[@logixindie]

absolute fascination

[@OttrPopAnimations]

awesome video!

[@e-ben616]

Dear Lord, thank you for Ted-Ed. I've learned so much from them.

[@unwantedmacguffin5611]

Well according to my twelve year old cousin twelve is the smartest age

[@igorsm9397]

great insight

[@61cents0]

I love this new content but it is still informational

[@dr.python]

Another thing to note is that people are generally getting smarter, if you put 20 year olds against 20 year olds from 10 years ago in the past in the same competitive test the present ones will win

[@thatleonguy-brawlstars1573]

Easily

[@geminix365]

That's not on the brain, we had the worst results ever for our national test in 2023 here

[@ramanand6737]

Age of death is the smartest age Because learning never stops.

[@simsim4910]

not necceserily, as there are several traps you might fall into, such as static thinking, unability to adapt or others and also mental diseases can play a part, like alzheimer or demencia which often come with age

[@913alex]

good session

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Learning is a continuing process

[@philoslother4602]

0:35 is 8 and fluent in 2, languages I: *laughs in European*

[@favegossipgirl]

Lmao yeah same

[@Pfyzer]

*Laughs in Southeast Asian*

[@user-lm9gf2wh6t]

South asian

[@arkscrew]

Idk why but this video just gave me an anxiety attack. Now I need to study.

[@JackieOwl94]

I felt the “smartest” in terms of neuroplasticity, in my early teens, and I noticed a decline in my ability to think more flexibly once I hit 18. It has gone downhill from there in that department, but my ability to remain calm and think things over, though slower, still does me good.

[@nawaljan94]

I love the animation of this video ❤

[@thetinker9698]

I do feel that the second stage of teenage life i. E. (15-18) is where a person is at his best. But that is the time when he/she is facing different kinds of problem and has the important question to face like what to do with life or what kind of a person he wants to become. I am 18 now and the last two years of my high school were covid impacted and I was not able to study as well as I would have wanted to especially in my favorite subject I. E. Mathematics I am still doing a bachelor in mathematics in college but i feel that losing those two years will have a very high impact on my overall mental capacity of doing maths and logical puzzles later in life.

[@watch5759]

I am still in my adolescence and College never fails to question my ‘smartness’ and if I am even a master to one skill. That’s why I’m surprised to learn that it is perfectly normal for adolescents to be jack of all trades.

[@advityarajsingh]

OMG the animation is so awesome

[@temursoliyev5315]

I'm watching this video from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

[@mattkroll4464]

That is because you are at a lower part of the dunning-kruger curve, you know enough to know that you don't know a lot.

[@lolotnihil]

BEAUTIFUL script, design and animation Bravo!!

[@danmanproking2179]

I lie, how they used a Rubik’s cube for memory, Rubik’s cubes are surprisingly easy one you only need to learn a couple sequences of moves to shuffle the pieces around!

[@Hollowdude15]

Amazing video TED-Ed :]

[@obayrafi2632]

Great video

[@gnggng.]

I'll save you 4:52 minutes of your life. "There is no good answer"

[@TheWorldsLargestOven]

Actually, the best answer is 8-65 years old

[@redace2571]

Thanks 🫠

[@SnoopyDoofie]

"Well if age doesn't matter, I guess I might as well pick anyone. What's the prize?" "$1 million" "Oh, in that case, it's the 5 time champ."

[@QuynhNhu-kr4mf]

For me, having the right perception can be called smart💞

[@user-xp5un6ky5f]

Well, it seems like everything boils down to virtue, everything is appropriate, everything is right, everything has its own perspective, fascinating

[@boyruatara4372]

The day you realise how little you know in comparison to what there is to Learn. That's the day you start to become Intelligent.

[@timgorg1919]

I felt most smartest at 4-6 years. At four I could read at two languages, count past 1 000, name a huge number of animals, remember the names of all planets, know how the earth is built, and keep up with third class in terms of math. And around 6 years of life I was able to keep up with fifth class math and read binary code. I still (eight class) benefit from it for example reading binary codes. Knowledge was who I am. But now in middle school I feel dumber. Sure, I am still smarter than the idiots around me, but now violence defines me in school. At least what I am at home doesn't changed

[@RevTheHermit]

The brain is a muscle, no matter the age if exercised often, you can be good at basically everything.

[@camerongrow6426]

This video is one of the best explanations for Zordon's choice in Power Rangers

[@Eliza-vz8ch]

I actually think children are quite intelligent. Well, for me as a child i grew up hearing different languages a lot, from the tv and outside i heard english, and from my parents I heard a different one. But as your a baby, your brain picks up these languages but chooses the one that will be more functionable and needed for them to speak more fluently. For me, I picked up english faster, even though my family didnt (because they didnt grow up hearing english). And later on improved my mother tongue.

[@UserAme99]

Smartest age would be around the "critical age". That where you learn everything faster.

[@sangamxghimire]

So Good Animation and Document

[@nofatherfigure69420]

ted ed raises and teaches me more than my school

[@i_am_that_sink]

It's 4:06 for people with my attention span

[@selfcnre]

thank you so much

[@redace2571]

Thabsk youu

[@RickDelmonico]

Smartest versus wisest.

[@autumngalix4616]

I always say if you want to learn about experiences, talk to an older person. If you want to learn about new things, talk to a kid. Talking to many people is a good strategy to get a wider scope on the world around you. You'd be surprised about the staggering amount of things that shape people into who they are.

[@dimamatat5548]

3:35 Finally, some continuity within the Ted-Ed cinematic universe.

[@englishscreenshot2536]

i think i am getting smarter and smarter and foolish as well😄😄😁😁

[@infinitefuture1828]

I'm an Indian, by the time I was 3, I was fluent in 3 languages, like most kids in my class.

[@lilacsanctuary3323]

Huh well i always think that i learn a lot about of interesting stuff through youtube videos that I remember and bring up. Sometimes no one knows about it so i feel a bit smart in that way.

[@draheim90]

The tl;dw is that cognitive flexibility (an aspect of creativity) may be highest in children; “fluid” abilities (e.g., processing speed, reasoning, attention, working memory capacity, spatial ability) peak in our mid-20s; and crystalized abilities (e.g., knowledge) continue to increase throughout our life. So who to pick on your team depends on the nature of the game or test.

[@christiant.g.994]

"No matter who he picks, having an age diverse team is a good strategy" that's literally saying it matters 😂

[@roastedman8384]

how so? different ages deal with different areas of thinking , so having a team of all ages would take care of all the parts .

[@xSakuraStrawberryx]

All the 15 y\o's named "Amir" watching this: 💀🤐

[@sultanwiranatakusumah4154]

thankyou

[@jthejamjar]

Thanks, now im gonna rush to learn as many languages as possible in my teenage years