Child prodigies evoke awe, wonder and sometimes jealousy: how can such young children display the kinds of musical or mathematical talents that most adults will never master, even with years of ...

Prodigies dazzle us with their virtuoso violin concertos, seemingly prescient chess moves, and vivid paintings. While their work would be enough to impress us if they were 40, prodigies typically ...

Imagine a child who spoke his first words at three months old and then learned the entire alphabet by eight months. By 14 months he had memorized the atlas. Later, after attending university at age 9, ...