Igniting curiosity with Sean The Science Kid

Sometimes when someone asks me a question that's obviously not on my level, I'm like, hmm, I don't know that one. I might research when I know well that if I research that thing, my brain's gonna turn into an oven. You could fry an egg on my head while trying to learn about the Rymanian cross section of the relativistic blah blah blah. That's a great image. I will not be frying any eggs on your head. I promise. Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Rethinking, my podcast with Ted on the science of what makes us tick.

I'm an organizational psychologist. and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking. John the Science Kid is an internet educator and my youngest podcast guest ever. At only 10 years old, he has a voracious appetite for learning. and contagious passion for sharing knowledge.

He's a master of distilling complex science concepts. If you're not thinking about it, simply you're not thinking hard enough. It's a take on what Einstein said. If you can explain it simply, then you haven't truly learned it. It was a delight to talk with him and his mother. Eunice out of Chobi.

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