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Arden Hayes
Arden Hayes (born January 30, 2008) is an American child prodigy from Southern California. He became known at age 5 for his knowledge of Politics of the United States, American geopolitics, reciting Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address", and being able to identify the List of sovereign states, countries of the world and name List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions, the capitals of each. His interest in American presidents was sparked by Arden's learning that he shares a birthday with former United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt. On May 4, 2013, Arden was featured in an article and video in the ''Los Angeles Times''. This spurred many additional newspaper articles and blogs and Arden appeared on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' on July 2, 2013, to demonstrate his knowledge regarding U.S. presidents. On November 5, 2013, Arden again appeared on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', and displayed his knowledge of the nations of the world and their capitals and rejected a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Prodigy
A child prodigy is defined in psychology research literature as a person under the age of ten who produces meaningful output in some domain at the level of an adult expert. The term is also applied more broadly to young people who are extraordinarily talented in some field. The term ''Wunderkind'' (from German ''Wunderkind''; literally "wonder child") is sometimes used as a synonym for child prodigy, particularly in media accounts. ''Wunderkind'' also is used to recognize those who achieve success and acclaim early in their adult careers. Examples Memory capacity of prodigies PET scans performed on several mathematics prodigies have suggested that they think in terms of long-term working memory (LTWM). This memory, specific to a field of expertise, is capable of holding relevant information for extended periods, usually hours. For example, experienced waiters have been found to hold the orders of up to twenty customers in their heads while they serve them, but perform only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |