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Jacob Barnett is an American mathematician and child prodigy. At 8 years old, Jacob began sneaking into the back of college lectures at IUPUI. After being diagnosed with autism since the age of two and placed in his school's special ed. program, Jacob's teachers and doctors were astonished to learn he was able to teach calculus to college students.
At age nine, while playing with shapes, Jacob built a series of mathematical models that expanded Einstein's field of relativity. A professor at Princeton reviewed his work and confirmed that it was groundbreaking and could someday result in a Nobel Prize. At age 10, Jacob was formally accepted to the University as a full-time college student and went straight into a paid research position in the field of condensed matter physics. For his original work in this field, Jacob set a record, becoming the world's youngest astrophysics researcher. His paper was subsequently accepted for publication by Physical Review A, a scientific journal shared on sites such as NASA, the Smithsonian, and Harvard's webpage. Jacob's work aims to help improve the way light travels in technology.
Jacob is also CEO and founder of Wheel LLC, a business he started in his mom's garage, and is in the process of writing a book to help end "math phobia" in his generation.
Jacob's favorite pastime is playing basketball with the kids at his charity, Jacob's Place. It is a place where kids with autism are inspired every day to be their true authentic selves...just like Jacob.
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He’s the type of kid to argue with the teacher and be right.
Yup
Brenna May Woah you're right.
...and then still get an F.
Brenna May I'd pay to see that
Hes technically a genus
He might be acting strange, but you have to remember that he is a nervous as fuck pre teen doing a lecture in front of a bunch of smart adults. You would probably be acting weird and uncomfortable too.
+Hermon Mehari Both
+Hermon Mehari Both
Lol this kids smarter than all of them. He got in college when he was 12.
+Kylorfo113 PREACH
+Kylorfo113 I think he did really well.
To see any child this excited about what he can know and excited about telling others about it is spectacular.
Elisa WVMama'sDogsCatsBunRatties Right
That's how I talk about English, my interest.
@@girlwhowatchesyoutube2898 I like your name.
I’m smarter
@@kiambu31 WTF
" he had to stop learning, but he didn't stop thinking" wow
some kind "learning" means nothing but Bremsen Tirering
rlly?
This is one of the best TEDX I have heard, this kid is indirectly talking about how the educational system is all wrong, we were taught to memorize, to get good grades, but the didn't encouraged us to think by ourselves and to use knowledge to create new knowledge, congratulations kid 👍🏾
OMG. YES. As a high school student, all I see is how grades,grades, grades dominate a student's life. I wish there was something different to enrich myself, be it intellectually or creatively, instead of worrying about getting A's all the time.
+Chelle Turtle Ohh Yes, I could not agree more. Me as an Asian, everyone expect me to get all A's. But sometimes I ask myself why do I have to memerize and study 24/7 and not actually thinking of what I learned.
+Carlitox b Yep. I'm relieved i'm finishing High school next week. Public High school in america doesn't really help you in life but give you the minimum to get a job. I hope in the future things will change. They're are good things and bad things about it.
Nervous laughs and voice cracks... I freaking love this kid
This kid proves that the brain is capable of exceptional greatness if we push it.
Eh, to be fair, he was born with 170 IQ.. genetics, luck, of course autistic kids are always the ones who are geniuses. You don't see 13 year old kids becoming published physicists in everyday life, do you?
@@subzero8344 iq is a pretty arbitrary measure of intelligence ... comparable to the bmi maybe. Also he definitely was not born with 170iq. He grew to get an iq of 170. How do you know whether this progression was because of his genes or because of his distinct experiences in life.
@@subzero8344 luck most definitely has a hand in it whether it was genes or experiences. Not discounting his hardwork tho
All hv genius in us. Just have to find our niche.
Yo, just trying to guide my brain in the right direction is a heck of a challenge. Don’t be pushing it. 🤣
This boy high on math
Hypotenuse*
@@robertimmanuel577 (☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞
Lmfao
Jahahahha
I'm coming back to this a year later and I just realised how much I've learned from this.
"Math e matte i cks"
The fact that he was wearing flip flops at TED makes him 12 times cooler than the rest
@ikke hierrro Thats crazy bro really i mean it but i didn't ask
Why 12, thats way too nerd
You could say "that makes him way cooler"
Even cooler than Einstein in his PJ's!!!
He has an IQ of 170 and rejects the Big Bang theory. Inspiring!
*"Don't learn anything for 24 hours"* - Way ahead of you.
Ok.
I going to Facebook
Bahahaha
Try 3 months
This guy is now 25 and i just watched a documentary about his family. It's crazy, apparently his mother was very abusive and something is wrong with his father also. He now lives in his basement, and looks broken as a person, its sad to see. If anyone is curious about documentary it is: The Curious Case of Natalia Grace. Crazy story
so so sad 😞
It's so weird hearing voice cracks while listening to someone talk about physics. lol
Josh Bacon it’s weird knowing that at 10 this kid was smarter than you and I will ever be and I’m not knocking you that’s just insane that his brain works and collects like that
You most be a Republican
Maru telléz as a staunch liberal, I’m surprised
@@abrahamlincoln8748 Abraham Lincoln was a republican
@@abrahamlincoln8748 the first one in fact
His brain is working faster than he can say it verbally. Which is why he sounds so excited and how he is talking. Kinda cute actually.
No not really! Not at all in fact!
@@amazoniablue7572 ?
he's so efficient w his time he doesn't even wear shoes w laces.
😂😂
Lol. Too true.
+Zero Cool persimist people..😑
+Zero Cool nah this is in ur brain some people's are diffrent... and I love diffrent so I'm clearly on his side...
Hey do anyone knows "Saad Nasser" he is a child prodigy and the great thing is he is my cousin.
Search on google about him :)
It’s amazing that he was able to get up on stage and tell everyone about this. A lot of times intellectually advanced people with a spectrum disorder, the difficulties that comes with the disorder can hold them back from showing who they are and what they know. The fact that he can express this productively is really good for him.
The higher your intelligence the more it combats the negatives of neurological disorder
True, sort of. He’s all over the place which makes it difficult to follow him.
Wow. Watching this hits differently after watching the Natalia Grace documentary. 😢
This guy's internal clock is running 100 times faster than everyone else and I love it.
He is a true genius. Nowadays, people just brag about SAT scores.
Because most people can't visualize complex math in four demensions
ChaazMaha four dimensions ?
Of course they do. He is born with better brain functions than most people which is a HUGE ADVANTAGE :).
@@TheRev9312 no one can visualize four dimensions in a 3D world, that we can only observe in 2D
@@TheRev9312 4 dimension is not even applicable in time travel 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Genius has limits, creativity is infinite. Being a child of a creator, being able to create is an incredible experience.
True. You can create genius
To paraphrase Einstein - there are only 2 things that might be infinite - the Universe and human stupidity - and I'm not sure about the former.
Can't help but think if it wasn't for society, there would be a lot more Jacob Barnetts. He's a prime example of how autistic children should be nurtured in every way possible to achieving greatness. It should be people with this level of IQ that should be world leaders, the understanding they have for complexity is something we shouldn't be viewing as a flaw - Not speaking in his case, but as a whole, the autistic spectrum does not get enough praise it deserves, in fact it gets the opposite.
Was gonna agree at first but then realized this sounds a whole lot like meritocracy, a flawed political system, where the elite, in this case the intellectually gifted, are represented more than the average person. Not sure such a world would be an optimal place to live for you and me. But who knows...
I can speak from experience, I am hearing this kid is autistic and I am too and I just want everyone to know that it's extremely hard for people to find the right words when directly talking to other people and I noticed most of the time I don't know how to make people really understand what I am trying to say unless I write it down. I very often am trying the right words to express something and just racking my brain and the words never come while I'm talking.
Don't worry about the label of autism, it'll just hold you back. It's just a label society uses to hold gifted people down, find something your great at and excell, the rest will come in time.
You're right. Good thing I wrote a book.
+fatninjacatmatt, you raise a good point, but if i might had to what you said, autism is a noun that identifies a condition and autistic the adjective form, one that appears abnormal (but lets not get into the semantics of 'normal'), sure the word label sounds terrible, its more describing a person, adding meaning to who they are, we carry around these adjectives gaining more as we grow. But there are definitely those who would use these beautiful pieces of language against us. The vulgarity shouldn't lie in the word, it is just there (and yes there are some definitely 'bad' words, that shouldn't be spoken) the vulgarity is in how someone uses the word.
So don't this of autism, or any other word associated with yourself, as a label that you should care about, they are more like distinguishing features of yourself expressed through language.
And @Hooded Violin, it is people with the courage and determination like Jacob and yourself that inspire me.
Kieran Morris Thank you. That's very humbling to hear.
+Kieran Morris it was used in a negative connotation as a way to describe himself and I wanted to encourage him to think bigger than his socially labeled condition. And I agree, autistic thinking is the root of all great pieces of creativity, but to use the term autistic to describe how society perceives you is just a way to limit your capabilities as a gifted thinker. Sorry if that's too esoteric, but that's just the way I think. If you want to read more about this autistic thinking and are into metaphysics at all, I would strongly suggest you read this book called "A crack in the cosmic egg: challenging the constructs of mind and reality". It's taught me a lot about my mind and how to get into a creative state easier.
This kid is a prodigy!!! He's like the Isaac Newton of the 21st century!! I hope that he can one day find a way to travel in space since he is a astrophysicist. I want to see this kid 10 years from now he will probably be considered a science god by then.
Only if he actually discovers a scientific breakthrough, which, even geniuses aren't guaranteed to discover. There are alot of geniuses in this world, and few of them recorded in history, 'nuff said.
Madao
Apparently it is in his yet to publish paper.
geniuses often go mad when trying to find the formula
Ishiku Yūki They get obsessed, sure, but i wouldn't include madness...
um we are already way out in space
no need to travel out more
we are already lost
He teaches in such a interesting way though...
no he don't, stop learning, if you learned anything in this video then you learned nothing
@@tiagodarkpeasant what???
@@tiagodarkpeasant 👎
@@tiagodarkpeasant Very good. Because the empty mind is as infinite as space+time. Free the mind by giving discoveries a place which you can use to create a picture that is unique.
Man, this was way back when my family knew him and I was too young to understand how incredibly smart he really is! He surely has come a long way!
@Spenser J Did you know his adopted sister?
Where is he now?
@Jahi trst He’s still at Perimeter University in Waterloo Ontario CA. He’s 21 now.
Dawn Smith lol sorry it’s so late, but I faintly remember her and my mom had a few conversations with her. all I remember is waving to her once when we dropped something off at their house.
@Spenser J No problem. Thanks for responding!
Dude looks 14, sounds 6, but thinks like he's 74. Go figure.
Muddy Diamond
sounds 10*
Muddy Diamond thinking like a 74 year old would be bad lol. Being 30 is probably the prime age in terms of fluid intelligence. You grow wiser as you age, not necessarily smarter
age doesnt define knowledge
It makes me cringe each time he tells a home and laughs at his own joke
To me He sounded like me when i was 13 he is not that special he just has a very good understanding of math like me in his age but it takes more than that he probably won’t win a Nobel prize
And that is what you get when you stop trying to be as good as everyone else and can just focus on what you are interested in.
Patrick Anderson great comment
Patrick Anderson exactly. Comparing yourself to others and living up to other people's standarts is the worst thing I have done with myself xD
Not really. He is classified as a genius with a talent that around 1 in 10 Million people have.
To be fair, he was born with a photographic memory and genetics to back up his iq. I don't know how an 8 year old (forgot how old he was) challenges Einstein's theories.. lol, where'd he learn all that info from? Ngl, it just makes me curious. Not like I know everything about the world without learning it.
cant believe people still find a way to make negative comments about this guy. sure he's different, but we should totally respect him still.
can't believe people don't add to his contribution by saying something useful. Create by thinking. It doesn't have to be beautiful, as long as it is unique in a way. This kid is inspiring.
Live to create your own world. Share the things you get excited about.
I remember seeing this dude when I was in college before. He'd be at the back of my astronomy class. I think he was just auditing and was already in more advanced stuff by then though.
Proof autism is not a burden on our society.
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Yeah, and possibly some parents would have given him some ritalin and stopped his genius hyperactive behaviour.
Coming from someone whos going to be on Dexamphetamine to help me focus due to my ADD/ADHD and S.I.D (Sensory Integration Dysfunction) for the rest of his foreseeable life and has been on it for the past 11 years since the age of 8, Not everything you know about autism and ADHD is a lie. Now days a lot more people seem to know that ADHD isn't a complete anger issue (although when you do the math theres still a couple hundred million people out there that probably do think thats what ADHD is) Where as the truth is that ADHD is an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This means that a lot of things that could cause minor reactions that most normal people would just shrug off could cause someone with ADHD to have a bout of hyperactivity and extremely over react to something.
In my case this is what happened to me when i was younger, got easily set off while getting bullied in primary school (even if the thought of a past incident of being bullied could trigger a hyperactivity bout in me) and along with my SID it was extremely hard to control my emotions so i often got very violent over minuscule things. After I was evaluated to have my conditions by my pediatrician first put me on Ritalin, and this actually helped my hyperactivity. However it also made me extremely aggressive. So after some trial and error over the course of about 7 months in my year 4 (i was 8 years old turning 9) I was put on Dexamphetamine which helped suppress the hyperactivity, helped the attention deficit (in practical wording it basically helped me focus for longer than 20 seconds at a time, Helped the messages my brain sent to the rest of my body go there properly and efficiently without doing what would equate to a sightseeing tour around the rest of my body before going to the messages intended target. Long explanation i know but i hope it made sense there) and didn't cause me to be aggressive for no reason. The medication coupled with a year of occupational Therapy (basically using movement and repetition of actions like trying to balance on special boards, Listening to selected therapeutic music for 30 minutes a day and other activities to help work on and refine my motor skills) helped refine the motor skills that My S.I.D caused to be rather lacking when compared to that of another human. Then 2 and a half years of normal therapy to help me get out of the depression that 8 year old me experienced because in my mindset back then i didn't want to be different, All I wanted was to be "Normal" and my add and the res of it made me different and the constant bullying I was receiving before I came to the realization that being different isn't too bad.
Ritalin is effective for some people because they need to stop the random bouts of hyperactivity, It can also be bad for some others. It really does depend on the chemical imbalance in the persons head and the severity of the genetic defect that causes their autism that dictates the overall needs of a person and their reactions to medication.
"Proof autism is not a burden on our society."
>Its not necessarily a burden in every case. But some points on the spectrum can be very difficult & a constant struggle (based on many known cases) and others seem perfectly normal, not extremely smart but not way below average. Obviously they can be very smart. Others have a great difficulty in communicating and in social skills. In more extreme points on the spectrum, kids have a hard time acting in ways that we would think as normal. They can come off as very eccentric and some mistaken it for other issues. Some parents have to basically dedicate nearly all their time to handling their autistic kid so, that statement kind of depends on which case you're referring to.
He's a genuine genius and wss wasting away in special ed. How many more kids are we wasting because they don't conform to regular classes and education?
well he has a point that if he had regular class he won't be able to keep up and deprived on his time for thinking.
regarding education and support for people with spectrum disorders, so many people fall thru the cracks
Yet his Thought pattern lack structure, serious structure which is necesary if he wants his revolutionary ideas to be taken seriously. I say the people that is supporting him, pay some tuition for him just so he can develop better.
That’s the last thing needed. You are really missing the whole point
Rusty Alcorta
It's so sad to see the person he turned into. His mother destroyed him. Look up the story of Natalia Grace Barnett. His family adopted her and now a bunch of documentaries have been made about them
The fact that this boy grew up in a very destructive, abusive home, I'm surprised just how well he looks like he is doing here.
I love moments when he becomes serious out of sudden.
Agnieszka Tażbirek
🇵🇱?
And I love moments when he suddenly smile
Nezio oczywiście 😏 pozna odpowiedz ale powiadomienia nie grają zbyt dużej roli na g+/yt
Agnieszka Tażbirek
👌
His laugh is like nails on a chalkboard. He's going to achieve great things though.
MrFunkiFresh Will said "his laugh" is like nails on a chalkboard. How do you get "autism" from that?
Wil Marsh Not everyone can grasp basic reading comprehension.
will It was nervous laughing, mostly. He's a mental giant, but he's still a kid. Also, his voice is changing.
There was a time all you men sounded just as wonky voiced.
He already has achieved great things way more then you have in your entire life. His laughter is his joy so you are saying somebody's joy annoys you? That's horrid.
Ruby Dechambre When someone's joy annoys another, their own joy is what's lacking. Here is an article on Jacob's story, what his accomplishments are, and what he's working on.
wakeup-world.com/2013/06/04/autistic-boy-discovers-gift-after-removal-from-state-run-therapy/
"so why are circles important? They're the shape of cookies"
Good answer child
Thank you Jacob for asserting your point through your energy, passion, smiles, and laughter… “THINK about it - don’t learn it…” A great message for us all!
I like how he teaches quantum mechanics and astrophysics yet he's still acts like a kid 😂. Feelsgood
Creeping Normalcy I sense jealousy and self esteem issues from you.
Damn I need his kind of energy every single morning
Then wait a couple of years until he is ready to give it to you every morning. :)
He would get me out of bed every morning,
Because i get out of bed at 3pm now and don't go to school at all
" Learn , create , think , be the field "
My interpretation in Jakes overall message is that it takes more than intelligence alone to make real change .
He mentions people who can recite Pi yet never make an advancement , create new ideas / make a difference .
Maybe savant like intelligence can be unlocked in anyone to a degree and that a key lies in finding motivation to be driven mentally enough to acquire an obsessive immersion and tap into the subconscious . Point the mind at a target and never give up .
Kim Peek was classified as a megasavant . He travelled the world impressing people with his infinite recitation of facts .
Yet to my knowledge never created like Newton or Einstein .
This child is adorable and so inexplicably intelligent, its very intimidating yet inspiring.
When he laughs it's so funny. He's really smart, I wish I was like him.
DarknessYTO he's intelligent not smart
Just do what he says, he was teaching us how to be like him
he's intelligent and smart
Amazing kid with amazing mind! I'm so glad I came upon this video
Eu também fiquei extremamente feliz em saber sobre a vida e feitos desta incrível criança, se tiver disponibilidade, por favor, tente ler o livro no qual a vida desta criança é contada a partir da perspectiva dos olhos de sua mãe dele. Se chama: BRILHANTE A inspiradora história de uma mãe e seu filho gênio autista - KRISTINE BARNETT
PauloDias o
I internalized your comment with the voice of Jack Nicholson. that was before I looked at your profile pic. hahaa these subconscious peripheral powers are amazing.
вики D I know right!!!
He might be amazing but he certainly has learnt how to blow his own trumpet...
Yes, his mind is remarkable in how he can think, calculate and understand physics. But his wisdom at such an early age to suggest that we quit learning, to think for ourselves and transcend and create is genius, very Zen!
He so adorable, his laughter is contagious. Kudos to Jake! 🤗
This kid is giving me better advice then most of the people on Ted and he's 12
its funny because its true XD
Callum Weston yes
Callum Weston What about james vietch....
Callum Weston 20 now
He's a breath of fresh
air and positivity !
That's a creepy-sounding phrase.
@@theyappingvoyager mtcheww 🤨
Go change the world kid. Keep it up.🙂
I am a sixty year old grandma and you are just magnificent young man.I am raising my grandson and there is nothing in life is rather do.Thank you could listen to you all night.
Why would you lie?
@@nate6904 why would you assume that?
He is exactly right, there are too many people ever learning but never doing.
+ChildOL
hmm Right, coz people hear it again and again and then they decide not to do it
There are more than 1,000,000 peer-reviewed papers published every year.
Some advances made/researched in ONLY quantum physics in the past month of me writing this post include: quantum thermal transistors, generalized geometric quantum speed limits, a super quantum simulator capable of entangling hundreds of ions, quantum cycles that power cold-atom pumps, quantum cryptography, billiard dynamics of photon collisions, the Wigner-Lindblad equations for quantum friction, and mapping quantum state dynamics in spontaneous emission.
There is a lot of "doing", you just don't know about it.
+Trey S. you you very smart, your language us wow.
+Trey S. There are millions more who learn but don't do anything.
I learn...I have tested some physics theories in real life. Maths seems impossible to test...how do you test sinx ??
This kid's gonna do some great things in life.
He already has
He lives in his dad's basement now
@@in7590really?
@@in7590how do u knos
@@kushalnath889 yup
Makes me want to stand up from my couch during this COVID 19 crisis, and finally learn the ukelele.
Did you do it?
Do it!!!
I love this kid's energy and ability to hold an audience's attention. It makes me wonder how many of my 'special' friends growing up would have ended up more like this, if they hadn't been taught to think of themselves like the fish who cannot climb a tree...
dammit all, we need a complete overhaul
I am 23 and I love how a 12 yo boy taught me to stop learning bcs it's time to solve things and created the new one.
I wish I could meet him in person
I am 52 and I feel the same way 😃
Omg I love his personality he's so enthusiastic
I find him way to enthusiastic.
@@Jonas_Albert that's cool, because it´s only YOUR perspective 😏 this kid probably mirrors something you might want to be or have, but lack.
One more time CZcams made me feel that I am useless
Me too 😂😂😂😂😂
Lol sameee
Well, it's true...
same hahahahahah
You are not useless. We need every single individual to be a part of the proces (society) which need to get driven on every day.
Ofcourse there are just a few, out of ordinary genuises, but they can not do their work, without the people among them who are working on every element (average jobs) of the proces to keep it running.
This kid thinks about the world much differently then 99% of us and he's excited to share it and yet some people still feel the need to troll because they don't like how he looks/acts/talks or whatever...so impressive.
Well said man, I completely agree!
Davids hidden They see him as a kid and they judge him by that image they have in their mind.
I agree with what you said here. I think that the majority of people who don't think like he does often find these kind of people intimidating in that regard or overwhelmed with all the knowledge that kids like him want to share. One of the challenges kids like Jake find difficult to find is relating to other people in small talk conversations. They think in abstract ways that the majority don't have the ability to do.
He’s amazing. I wish i had a friend like that... especially for his laugh😂😂😂
Asma 1 Fr tho
Especially for his beauty
A cute little great genius. He described in a fantastic way that thinking helps create. It will certainly be a great mathematical physicist who will leave a mark in history. Many congratulations for his tenacity!👏👏👏👏❣️
I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS DYNAMIC LITTLE AMAZING SPIRIT... WOWWW... LOVE THIS LITTLE MAN... YOU GLO BRO
Learn > Think > Create
I'm really excited to see where this kid goes in life.
***** Learn first. Thinkers have a hard time learning once they begin thinking.
probably into a mental hospital
hans hyooman lol mising the point of the video
hans hyooman and i see where you have gone in life
The only problem with forgetting about learning and instead "being the field" for awhile, is that it leaves you with recreating the same theories that already exist. I support what he is saying though, we are primarily focused on learning more and more and not applying it.
+Yassir Douslimi Im agree with you Yassir! and the way that I get it is that, we can learn the basic things about the things we are interested on and then think about different posibilities or ways that this field can be processe it and create our perspective or way to apply it..
+lolmouf Self discovery is actually the best method of learning. If you think back to the things that you learned, most of the ones that you remember are things that you figured out yourself. You view them as an accomplishment. The problem with today's school system is that it is teaching the wrong way. We evaluate young adults as "having learned" by seeing if they can write down things from memory and then we judge the accuracy. In the 60 minutes video about Jacob they asked his physics professor if Jacob just had a good memory, or was it more than that - and he said it was more.
Learning is so much more than just memory recall, and if we allow people the time to just stop and think for a while, it would surprise you to see what they could come up with. Sure they may end up with the same conclusions as existing work - but how is that a bad thing? They've learned it on their own, in their own way, and may even add to collective knowledge on the subject.
We do not advance as a species by reliving all of the current knowledge - we advance be creating new knowledge.
+Xinke Guo-Xue that's so true ! I like the way you see it ! more people should think in that way and not just keep with the things we learn I'm school even thou it's important but if we work and study in the way you're saying it will help us to discover many other things in life :)
Katie Bang
without a doubt.
+Jacob Ponce Yeah. And you have to not ever put kids in a school. Straight away let them roam. They're bound to discover or invent something. Even if it's 'only' their own joy and happiness. The whole purpose of being alive is to live fully and feel happiness. The job, the inventions, they're all secondary. Absolutely secondary. I dislike it when people look at kids with business models. No thanks. The industrial revolution really did a number on society.
Love the enthusiasm.
i'm laughing because he's laughing at his own jokes. I laugh when people laugh.
It makes me smile because that shows his innocence still that he is a young kid. Hope he does big things in his lifetime
Reading the description and realising I'm a 14 y/o who just dropped my ice cream and cried about it. Nice.
And the cash me outside girl is getting paid more than him. What has the world come to?
Lmao. Being smart is nice and all, but it's worthless if it isn't commercialized.
Chansey767 cause he is still a kid and cant have a real job????
Cold Pizza cash me outside girl is 14-15 yrs old
Stefan Salihi The cash me outside girl turned 15 last week and Jacob Barnett is 19 and will turn 20 in May
Ikr
Change the title to "stop learning, start thinking"
I order for you to think you need to learn.
True
Oh, boy.
He's wonderful, a genius.
How many times did I think similar things? I did, but he's perspective is inspirational. Thank you very much.
And when he talked about science, he reminded me of myself talking about psychology. ❤️
I seriously adore this kid. Mostly because he's adorable, but his thoughts are also right on track. Jacob Barnett, keep doing what you do and don't let anyone discourage you in your goals! I know too many parents that were told their autistic child would never talk, communicate, or function on their own who later found the brilliance that their child had to offer. Unique perspective is right! It may not be astrophysics or even calculus but the potential is there in autistic and "normal" individuals as well.
absolutely genius kid, it was a pleasure to watch
The poor kid, now he apparently lives in his dad's basement. He's a true victim of his parent's drama and the abuse of Natalia Grace.
Those awful parents destroyed all of those children. I feel bad for him. He's in his early 20s but looks 45.
He doesn’t live in his dads basement jackass he’s going for his masters in Toronto
@@amaim23He actually just finished up his PhD couple months ago. It’s online. He was harmed less than Natalia
Nah only natalie grace
This boy is amazing! Early challenges must have been difficult on his parents and him. Being told your son won’t speak and here he is on a Ted Talk. And that is surpassing all expectations the experts put on him. He’s not perfect but no one is regardless. 👏🏽👏🏽👨🏻🎓 I’m proud of him and I don’t even know his family. Congrats!
Because of his condition, he will never understand that a majority of us do not have brains like his. He can focus in on something and see clearly because that is how his condition affects his brain. Very admirable kid, but someone should explain to him that most people can't process information like he can.
Maybe you should just give it a try. With something you like. It's working!
Or perhaps it is just a matter of stop thinking, as he said...
the last two responses are correct. as long as you limit yourself what you say will be true. But the minute you step out of the box and color outside of the lines you will see the truth of it.
his condition helps him in sertan ways, but there are other things to think about and to create that people with autism are totaly useless at.
Social skills being 1. He has no idea how awkward this whole thing was for people, because he is unable to recognise the social signs. And just for the record I am not insulting him, hes a very brave and intelligent kid.
I try to treat everyone with respect because they all have a realm of intelligence that no one else has.
YOU ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK OLD MAN
wtf i love this kids energy, why tf has he disappeared. I could listen to him talk all day Jesus omfg
lol unless bill gates and the others want to lose their job
Another example of how we label people in our society. This person is obviously an advanced human intelligence. Give him unlimited funding and get out of his way. Whatever he does with it....we need it.
Once you hear him starting every sentence with “so” you cannot unhear it.
isdisme and "okay"
Or take a shot everytime he says "okay"
i feel the same when ppl say “um” a lot
"when he stoped learning, he start thinking".
+Naqaa' Jawa'deh can we learn without thinking? can we think without learning?
+brandon day if the education we get, do provide a disability learning... we've to stop learning it. however, If we notice how this education doesn't fit our needs, we'll decide to avoid accepting that sort of education... " noticing become learning from a way of thinking" :))
He's talking about not just memorizing and repeating information, but beginning to actually think. Asking questions, watching, listening, trying to find different perspectives and ideas. This is how you truly learn and what makes us different from robots and computers who still can mostly just store information and act according to orders and algorithms.
I was smiling so much everytime he laughed. He's so cute & v smart. 😂😙
I'll have what this kid's on please.
FocusReborn yeah me to... but with less voice crack.
laetitia seechurn In that case I think I'll take my first comment back.
Kennedy Is I would if I was being serious.
Kennedy Is Nah. I thought it was just some kid loaded up on sugar and over confidence.
Kennedy Is Not at all. As I said, none of my comments were made in a serious light, so why are we suddenly getting all Sigmund Freud about what I may/may not have meant? ;) I don't even know what the word "revoked" means anyway, so the joke's on you! ;)
Being a gifted mathematician at a young age = cool
Being a gifted mathematician at a young age and being humble and down to earth about it = way cooler
Something to think about...
He isn't a gifted mathematician, his mother is a scam artist.
Just like with athletes.
Being the best athlete in school = cool
Being the best athlete in school and humble and down to earth about it = super cool
@@SneakyNinjaSistas Those two can both be true mate.
@@petrograd4068 Except they aren't both true lmao. Maybe read more into it and you'll see it was a scam.
You think that this is what humble looks like?
he’s so cute awh
woaaah this kid is like 20 now, wonder what he's up to
Yeah.. Where is he
@Doovy Rules He is still at Perimeter in Waterloo Ontario. He’s 21 now.
@johnny walker who found that out and how?
@johnny walker She isn’t the sociopath. His parents are. Considering that, it’s more impressive he’s where he is. But his poor brothers didn’t fare so well.
This inspired me to continue my works on finding the hypothetical tachyon. I'm only 15, I stopped because the people I sent my speculations to laughed and ridiculed me instead of telling me where I was wrong. Thank you Jacob Barnett! If I will ever win a nobel prize, you're going to be in the first row! Second thought, You'd probably be the one receiving the award...
***** dude at least he is trying
What I got out of his speech is he got someone to disprove his work so that he could think. I get disproved and disapproval constantly in my work. I didn't realize until your comment that, that is what kept guys like you, talented and worthy on track to creating successful Theory. Good luck.
this kids extremely smart.. you can see in his eyes his brain is running waaaay faster than any average person
Yea its fascinating how someone with asperger's thinks. That's exactly how it feels too.. the brain is too fast for the mouth.
His energy, enthusiasm, and humor is awesome! And his ideas are amazing.
As an autistic 14 year old who wants to be an astrophysicists, this is so inspiring.
Smart kid, but why the title? It's totally contrary to what he's talking about. He's not saying 'forget everything'. He's saying take a moment away from learning to utilize what you've already learned and make an attempt to be creative.
In fact the kid did say about 'Forget everything you know' in his speech. Really ridiculous. You forget something only when you feel it is wrong, but almost what we're learnt seem to be right, at least they have used and have been using those knowledge in practice everyday and even in future.
Abe Grimm we need more time to be creative on our habits. Society does not teachs that today
"I got accepted to the university, and I was 10."
*flips hair*
I need to make a GIF of that.
Please send me then ^^
Bill he was accepted at 8years old....
Inspirational Brother! You've nailed what's important and your message wrings loud. Stay the path, lead the way, and keep creating!
I've been revisiting the video a few times a year since 2012.
I honestly wish I hadn't seen any criticism being directed at this young man because as a pre-service teacher I have had experiences with neglected autistic children who have risen above their expectations, and it angers me to think that they are treated like people who "do not understand". The truth is that they understand more than you comprehend in your lifetime, in the span of two weeks, give or take. Well done, Jacob!
This kid's freaking hilarious besides being a genius
lol he really is hilarious in his own way, I thought his jokes were all really funny.
I died with laughter when he looked down at his sandals Lol
But somehow this so much intelligence like 170 iq can be heavy to carry. I can see he has thunders inside and how difficult it is. He is so lovely by the way.
This amazing boy's huge potential is the result of loving parents and compassionate teachers. Kudo to his dad+mom and his teachers throughout school and college. You embrace the darkness and seek the light of it so this boy can be a ray of hope and light for many many kids with difficult conditions in the future.
Google his parents. There's a whole weird story there.
@@MrEazyE357 HOLY SHEESH
ik this is an old comment but his parents are creepy weirdos
Wow, if this isn't being high on life, I don't know what is! Inspiring, gifted kid!
Are you still Bridget after 3years
@@literatureinnature4494 lol what sort of question is that?
@@ogeo.8966 stop right there, think. 🤣
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this guy's gonna change the world.
FavJam so could you
Muki Abdi so could you
If I was this kid's parent, I'd be incredibly emotional and ridiculously proud of this kid. The courage it takes to stand there at his age and speak in front of a bunch of pretentious academics who already think they know everything is mindblowing.
One of the best ever TED talks I have watched. This young man is just amazing! And his message is for every ordinary mortal! Kuddos!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏
I feel you, i came up with my own ways to solve some equations in math, and i applied it on the exam, got the correct answer, but the professor still deducted points because i didn't use the *correct* equation
I f*ckin hate school bc they don't encourage individuality
Yea my calculus professor does not encourage this way of solving problems. He wants to use the methods that were lectured.
@@kathleenlaine4455 same...
happens every time bro
@@Blade_of_Tomoe Me too! From that day I stopped learning Mathmatics.