International Mathematics Olympiad on BB2 yesterday

[spokette]

Did anybody watch this about the young mathematical geniuses who were competing to represent GB at the IMO? These teenagers were exceptionally gifted and on a completely different level to 99.9% of the population.

Being exceptional gifted is very rare and I suspect a lot of children who are now singled out for G&T programmes are in fact just very intelligent.

This programme was an eye opener for me anyway!

[snorkle]

Clairwil, Did all 7 mean the IMO (international maths olympiad) though? There's a world of difference between the Olympiads that are effectively the second round of the UKMT maths challenges and IMO. MInd you, I think most IMO applicants go on to do maths at Cambridge (usually Trinity) & presumably all know each other from training camps, so maybe not all that unusual that they might be found in one place on occasion.

[Clairwil]

Yes, it was at Trinity. And I guess, since each year's team is 6 people and the maths degree is 4 years long (and there might have been grads at the party), the odds are not all that long.

[NotQuiteCockney]

I went to school with someone who won the Olympiad, at least one year.

He was a bit geeky, but certainly not Aspergerish, imo.

[NotQuiteCockney]

Ah, right. He got the gold, two years running. I used to be pretty good at maths, but never did the Olympiad.

[yoyo1234]

OKay, I appreciate this is major zombie thread but I wondered if anyone knows how to access this programme as I would love to see it.

[xing]

Yoyo, the video is on youtube called: Beautiful Young Minds .

[yoyo1234]

Thanks. I found it.