seriously, the whole universe? better than a vulcan or borg baby? A few days ago, an HN article claims "my dog is smarter than my child". I just don't know what to believe anymore.
Don't forget about the story of the problem solving bird posted this week.
We should make more, then. All the time, or at least try.
It is great that the full transcript for the video is shown on the web page.
I never bother to sit though a whole video. I can read much faster than anyone can speak.
I think children learns fast for necessity. We could do the same. I see proofs every day in Italy where immigrants learn italian in a few months without school and only for necessity.
You also pick up a new programming language or framework much faster if you are forced to learn it for work or study than you do by choice.