W hat produces talent? It’s an age-old question. We all remember the early prodigies. Take the brilliant composer Wolfgang ...

We grow up believing that greatness reveals itself early. The chess prodigy, the child violinist, the teenage Olympian—these ...

The House of Commons at the British Parliament in London recently opened its doors to an extraordinary celebration of young ...

"Before the 'private high school' and college classes, I was your average Abercrombie-clad, slightly weird 13-year-old goofing around and taking selfies at the mall with friends," the author writes.

Researchers looking at the development of world-class performers in science, classical music, chess, and sport, concluded that high-flyers do not necessarily develop as child prodigies - and that the ...

A prodigy is a child younger than 10 years old who shows astounding proficiency in one or more artistic or academic fields. These remarkable youngsters have inspired wonder and awe. And at certain ...

In the first few decades of the 20th century, child prodigies became national celebrities. Much like the movie stars, industrial titans and heavyweight champs of the day, their exploits were glorified ...

This week on the program, we've been talking to and about prodigies: children with extraordinary abilities far beyond their age. Yesterday, we talked about how hard it is to find the right balance, ...

Many prodigies come from affluent or middle-class backgrounds and had parents who were in similar fields. Many of these parents encouraged, and even promoted, their child’s outsized abilities.

In Nature’s Gambit, his illuminating extended study of six child prodigies, Tufts University researcher David Henry Feldman recounts several very strange anecdotes told to him by parents of these ...