10th February 2007
Child genius
Channel 4’s Child Genius made interesting viewing.
In a Seven Up style format, it will follow several “gifted children” - they are so bright their IQs are off the scale - as they develop to see how their lives pan out.
In one scene a ten year old boy is in conversation with a Professor of Philosophy walking round the gardens of an Oxford College.
Professor: “If you had to lose only one, would it be logic or emotion?”
Child genius (without hesitation): “Emotion, because then I wouldn’t feel unhappy”
Professor: “Ah, but you wouldn’t feel happy either.”
Child genius: “Yes, but I wouldn’t care.”
Posted by Nic Price at 9:52 pm on 10th February 2007
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Shouldn’t that be the other way round?
John you’re quite right - have corrected my mistake. Thanks!
I really wish I had seen this!
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