Sunday, November 20, 2005

The Prodigy Puzzle - New York Times

The Prodigy Puzzle

By ANN HULBERT

Published: November 20, 2005

'So you're the geniuses," Senator Carl Levin said, looking pleased as he peered over his glasses. He was addressing the flaxen-haired Heidi Kaloustian, a 17-year-old freshman at the University of Michigan, and John Zhou, a superfriendly 17-year-old senior at Detroit Country Day School, unusual visitors to Room 269 of the Russell Office Building on Capitol Hill....