"You can't do math with your emotions". Arnav has clearly never seen my yell at a problem set in dismay.

"if you didn't do well, you can even call me and cry with me. I have lots of tissues." Teacher Zuming Feng's humor is underrated.

Alex Zhai scored 42 points on IMO 2008. Bravo!!

''i study mathematics using my heart '' zhiyu liu

I'm a Khan Academy dropout, struggling amateur pianist, and middling language instructor, Arnav made me jealous bro.

1:15:21 Zhiyu Liu, "I'm not surprised that I received the highest score, I deserve it!"

I love these kinds of docs. As someone who is mathematically challenged, the way their brains work fascinates me. Thank you to all the mathematicians out there!

I didn't even know that such competitions existed, unfortunately I had no such figures in my life or any exposure to these opportunities.

Inspiring. Thank you for posting.

Me too. After studying math, playing piano is rather relaxing.

I study mathematics using my heart. Amazing.

Been waiting for this to uploaded. Thank you!!

6:35 "how does this crap work?" As someone who studies Maths, I hypothesise all students have said this at some point during their education (I probably do it every day or every other day lol).

Its hard for me to accept I'm not a genius. Hell there's a high possibility that I'm even dumb😭😭😭😭

Great documentary.

Zach Abel totally gives "death note geniuses" vibe with all those intricate "toys" he has made....

Arnav is now a professor at Harvard after getting degrees from Harvard and Stanford. Jheeeez!

Zeb Brady is so smart and cute. I also like arnav and the rest of them. Anyway incredible documentary thank.

thank you so much for uploading

Proud to say Zach Abel was my professor at MIT

Really inspired!

everyone gangster till someone steals your moose

I wish that similar program could be run in my country. I remember that my math teacher in high school told us about math competition with finals in Paris. You had to solve few problems and send solution by mail in some preselection zero round. I've tried it by myself and it was early-Internet era. I've spend many hours in libraries and tried to find as many books as I can to get some knowledge (and I had problems with geometry). I haven't solved all problems but I send those which I had ... and never get any answer. It was fun anyway and I've learned a lot, but I think young people need some guidance.

I was routing for Zeb the whole time

1:41 'What did you have for breakfast?' 'A compass!'

It's interesting to google these students' names and see everything they went on to achieve in the last 20 years.

Math is just so satisfying because of its very indirect application to the general world, unlike other subjects

I have a bachelors in math and there's a lot of math I love, but I don't love it near as much as these young people. At some point I like to put it down and watch Rifftrax or wrestling or something. I'll NEVER have the talent or drive to get a PHD in math, but if there was a PHD in bad movie watching I might be able to get that.

It's hard to miss THE Richard Rusczyk at 14:55, and Professor Po at 33:12

It's crazy that Beautiful Young Minds and Hard Problems documentary were shot in the same year, the same exam where they even met each other.

Wish there was a doc on chemistry or physics Olympiad, too

39:38 "He just does math all day"

Some of the problems these kids are asked to solve, even maths proffessors can't even solve themselves. Kudlaliwe ngabantwana apha.

Zeb and his siblings named after Lord of The Rings is so cool. Elessar, Galadriel.

great video!!!!

2:24 “I hope if they choose me they say, he doesn’t know how to write solutions, but we can teach him that” 💀

Why am I here, I already have watched it fully

Holy shit, is that my boy LUKE?

"You can't do math emotionally" Arnav has clearly never had his dad scream at him while trying to teach him maths

If you Google most of the names, the have gone on to do quite well in their lives

Is there more similar videos like this?

why do i like this video so much

7:28 Kevin Modzelewski one of the co-founders of Dropbox

USA is lucky to have these talented and passionate youth.

Why does this picture the guys as though they were born with different brains? Come on guys! They are great, but lets focus on their effort, that is what counts the most

18:25 i never noticed that and im 20 ... wanting to go into math.. i probably should give up haha

Somehow these boys avoided the trappings of adolescent immaturity amidst the decadent youth culture that permeates American High Schools. Their accomplishment on the world stage was real and their finish was quite impressive. Seemingly happy-go-lucky Zeb earned a gold medal! A product of good parenting? Kudos, Zeb’s Mom.

16:52 yes it does but if only people could keep on going they too will get that click for math

well done Zach Abel

39:30 I need an audiobook with his voice.

Can you recommend me any the best imo preparing paltform or channel?

young intelligent students!

Bro, plz put HD video.

23:22 hes playing liszt’s mephisto waltz no. 1 if anyone was wondering

I'd love to know where these kids are now 15 years later

I study mathematics using my heart damn

after taking the USAMO and failing to make it to the national team i understand how genius these guys are like holly f*cking shit they're smart i have no chance competing with them atleast i'm glad i qualified for USAMO

I study math for the future

Paul is deffinition of nerd like should be literally the definition

I love maths

Does anyone know what the background music is they use for the awards ceremony?

In india, it's such a shitty system that even if someone gets to know about IMO in 10th grade, it's considered late. I had a friend who was good at math, most intelligent in her class, and with the toppers. We never fking knew wth IMO was until we got in 10th grade. She has an extraordinary passion for math and is ready to do any kind of hardwork to reach and become one of the indian team members. When she called a private institution who got it's students to win at IMO, they told her "you are too late now, please, students start since they are in 8th grade, we won't accept you." She told me that she had to hold her tears back, and that she won't rely upon these people. I believe in her. I know she will reach there someday. Will give you an update ;)

while i am crying over simple algebra1

If anyone knows, could you please help me out with the name of the song at 1:13:45 (the same song continues at 1:14:30 in the background). It's really beautiful and gives me chills!

4:26 is this the same Paul who runs the Alignment Research Center?

Finally Zhiu Liu(Who got 42/42) refused MIT offer to study and eventually became a Buddhist Monk.Wow😶

And presenting me... I'm the best at a special form of science called 'useless'.

21:11 looks like my cousin. No one respond to me I'm just putting this here so I can show him. :D

If you search they're names, they are all wildly successful.

OMG you can see the founder of AOPS at 15:10

These kids are straight out of an anime cliche

Does anyone know the name of the song at the end?

math is good for me when i dont have exams

Damn. Imagine someone is inspired to do mathematics but they are born perfect memory. He/She is too powerful

7:05 im sorry UNCLE ROGER??????????????????????????

what about this galadriel brady? isn't galadriel some sort of a fiction name from a game or movie like skyrim or some movie about rings? I have heard this in a spanish/mexican movie.

One day i’ll be like them. i promise

this was entertaining

Math Olympiad In Progress; shows people playing football (American).

Can anyone tell me the name of the piano piece the prodigy was playing in this video?

Zhiyu Liu 1:15:25 became a monk.

Does anyone know the piano song being played at 22:05

They all eventually got PhDs in math

I can do that every morning.

@1:09 He look like*Ekart tolle*

This looks like my worst nightmare

Thanks

Is that Hans Kim?

1:37 Bruce lee reborn

6:02 thats such a stupid question to ask

So I'm watching this, thinking, what would be the ultimate all around competition. When you see these guys playing the piano or chess or basketball, it got me thinking. This is a snippet of human evolution. What would the ultimate competition entail? Math, sports, strategic games, fine arts, music? What else? What would encompass the full gamut of the human potential? What would the life experience be of people who would excel at all those things?

phương pháp toán tuyệt.

Que edad tenia en ese entonces Zhai?

i thought it was steven lol

40:45 i had known he was Turkish before his name came up :) significant Turkish accent

They are so lucky to be able to work for what they want. They can be brilliant people but you can make an avarage people a genius with those advantages.

28:51 now that's a winning mentality

Bunch of people with extra large head sizes

why are they playing ominous music and and dehumanising the chineese kids?! those are kids too , young individuals who are VERY SMART and also happen to be Chinese

OOHHH SHIIITTT IT'S PAUL CHRISTIANO BOYS