Can anyone be a genius? The story of a boy whose hobby is reciting his times tables has sparked debate over what it means to be super smart – and if it is really such a good thing.
This boy can count to 100 in seven languages
Boy genius: Teddy, 3, can count to 100 in six non-native languages, including Mandarin, and wants to become a doctor. Glossary
IQ - A means of measuring human intelligence. A person’s IQ is usually ascertained by making them sit a standardised test. Some have criticised these tests as a means of evaluating intelligence, claiming that they ignore much of what it means to be intelligent.
Mensa - The largest and oldest society for people with high-IQs in the world. Mensa is the Latin word for "table".
Prodigies - A young person with exceptional talent or skill.
Blaise Pascal - A 17th Century French mathematician and inventor who started his pioneering work as a teenager.
Mozart - An 18th Century classical musician who composed more than 800 works.