From an overview of the candidates: "Carolyn Beaumont, 17, of Arlington, investigated how the quantity of added water affects the viscosity of magma, a key factor in the violence of volcanic eruptions, for her Regeneron Science Talent Search earth and planetary sciencesproject. Current infrared spectroscopy models suggest that the amount of water reacting with magma to make it runny ultimately levels off, leaving the magma’s polymer bonds stretched but intact. Using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Carolyn showed that the degree to which water breaks apart magma polymers actually rises in proportion to the total amount of water present."
@@Egregius wtf ? This just sounds like what an undergraduate student would do not a highschool one. I'm pretty sure they got half of the work done by their teachers, parents, ...
true. Regardless of whether it was an original invention or not, I totally see that as a cheap alternative to medical equipment. If he hasn't patented it and founded a startup in two years or less, he is wasting time.
The first one was genius because of the polar fluid being charged, but the calculations that would have gone into the cosmology project is mind-blowingly complex and impressive.
Nah, the calculation for the 1st one is more complex. I mean you're dealing with 2 non-ideal fluids and you need to be precise as hell. That's some pretty advanced fluid mechanics. But it's likely that he found the relation between concavity/convexity and potential experimentally, and not theoretically. On the other hand, space girl just had to deal with a little bit of circular motion.
Most likely not the first to think about it, but remember there is a vertical monopoly in the eye world. Look up Luxottica. They not only own brands, and optometrist offices. They also own insurance companies as well. Bet they also own the locations that make the phoropters. No money for them if they find a cheaper way.
You're misinterpreting his work. People have thought of using liquid lenses for these applications for a number of years. In fact they are already being used in some ophthalmology and optometry clinics already.
That technology has been around for a while. His implementation seems like a good idea, but using smartphones with such low resolution, I'm assuming (just from the footage) would give pretty inaccurate results. It's obviously just a prototype though. I'd like to have seen a comparison between his real prescription and the one the kid's machine came up with.
Ain't no millions to be made in providing poor areas with an easy alternative to measure eye sight. This is the reason why so many things that are needed are not provided.
Charles Okonkwo you sir are completely ignorant to how supply and demand works. If he can mass produce his affordable invention in middle class areas with the pitch that every one purchased goes to someone who needs one and can’t afford it, everyone wins. Also, this idea isn’t even new, it’s already been done by successful people.
@@pahom2 You're the 100th one that hasn't watched the video. The lense wasn't the invention, the Phoropter that can be 3d printed and doesn't need a 20ft room is!
@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 I mean it was a tiny bit misleading. They did first explain the liquid lense and they never said that he did not make the components. But you should be able to tell by the quality of the lense compared to the 3d printed part.
His invention was NOT the frikkin lense! It was even explained. His innovation is a device that can cheaply be 3d printed and doesn't need a 20ft room!
@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 There are already a lot of devices, which doesn't need the 20ft room. So that wasn't his idea either. He combined cheap small parts with phone to make the device.
@@user255 He might not be the only one with such a device. But he has something with potential. Be negative all you like but I always applaud people who are creative, even if some parts seem "copied".
The reason it is so impressive is helped through the simplicity of the idea. It should reduce costs in the future mainly due to the limited resources used and the basic concept.
@@somedudeok1451 That's how a lot of things are. They seem simple in hindsight and yet the fact is they weren't invented sooner. It's similar to when people criticize abstract art for being something they themselves could easily make (ie white canvas paintings) except they fail to realize that it wasn't as obvious and simple as they think it was since they didn't even consider it until they saw the end result. Essentially, while coming up with novel ideas is NP hard, verifying them can often be done in polynomial time.
Apparently his idea wasn't that novel: www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-14507-5#Fig1 Plus, this was not a peace price, but a science price. He used existing science to do engineering. She used existing science to innovate in the field of exoplanet research. If here innovation leads to the discovery of many new exoplanets then she may be nominated for a Nobel price in physics. She also obviously know far more about physics than he does if you compare their achievements, so she probably made a great interview. Not to say that the boy's contribution wasn't impressive. But she is the kind of person that gives names to methods in astronomy. One day she may be remembered as a house hold name in astronomy.
@@gilang4838 The current method using a variety of solid lenses, BUT his using basically in simple terms, a lens that changes from the manipulating of an electric current. As such he replaced a number of lenses with one lens. At least that how I understood it
Indian system is not that bad At least not worst than American In india you can do masters for less than 1k if you are smart enough to crack entrance That opens up the lots of doors for poor kids In america you need to get big loan just for clg fees
@@noobofnoob3591 Indian system is bad not in terms of money, But how it gives very little credit to the creativity and talent of students and its notorious for shoving unnecessary subject down students throat. I think anyone who spent significant time in any Indian education systems (with some exceptions) would know that the only thing matters in there is how well you can remember stuff, It doesn't matter if you actually understand it. Don't even get me started on quotas, The dumbest thing in Indian education system.
@@wlockuz4467 yes surely indian education system is not best in the world or perfect in any sence And yes quotas are the worst But still its way better than American system for sure where most of the citizens can't have access to higher education at all. And when you talk about highest standard universities like IITs you can see education is quality is brilliant there and cost is minimal Its just you need to work very hard to get in there.
I knew that girl would win. I couldn't understand 95% of what she talked about. The other two will probably make money off their inventions since there are practical everyday uses for them, especially the first dude.
@@dennispremoli7950 Yeah but no one really thought about it. The adult scientists just thought that what we saw in our telescope are more than enough. She won precisely because of that. A very simple mathematical graph that no one even thought of. Now it will be used even in our own solar system to try to find out the other moons in the other planets.
Not so fast! There are engineering problems to be solved. The main one is calibration. Imagine trying to measure length with a rubber ruler, that you stretch to match the length being measured. After getting clear vision, how do you measure what refraction the lens is giving? This sort of thing tends to vary "with the phase of the moon" in addition to the voltage applied. There is also problems even getting the same curvature over the whole field of the lens. Gravity and temperature also have roles. Phoropter could be made much smaller and lighter without this liquid technology. (I know, I made one for one eye only that you hold like a wand). There is also the problem of the algorithm to display the lenses in the proper order (to allow correct measurement of patient (without corruption due to patient's accommodation), and for measurement of astigmatism. I do not know if the student addressed this in his design. I would like to see his paper!
I think won't it be a little inaccurate considering the fact that it could be affected by the ambient temperature the resistivity of the material used for the wires and some errors in the calculation of voltage applied sense obviously theoretical varies from practical practices
billionaire? lol no... he just put his project out there for the world to see. Only a matter of time before some startup with millions to spend takes this up on their own.
@@SuperExodian tbf, youtubers have more money then they should, when you consider the ignorance that is driving this world to its demise. We need more science and support for science, if we hope to have more generations living on this planet and elsewhere. F spoiled brats with money, and the degerates promoting that lifestyle.
He is on right track; right now his device is over-simplified, not taking into account many conditions/disease states, but I'm sure with time he will improve it. Getting a provisional patent is first step
Here in India the students are under a lot of stress and pressure about getting into the top colleges that it kills all the creative desires that these people have build their project upon! It is a sad scenario but I hope things will change and we will also move ahead in Science!
But we can put a little more effort to improve situation after watching this video my concept about study is completely changed now I want to be more innovative
@valy0f Not all innovation is scientific, but I'm just being pedantic. Either way, the point isn't that engineering is unscientific, it's that (at least according to Derek) the prize is specifically for research.
@valy0f Actually scientific research is about discovering new technologies and formulating new knowledge about the world where engineering is about how to take these ideas and discoveries and finding practical ways to use them. And of coarse there are scientists who are also engineers but the two tasks are fundamentally different and require completely different skill sets and entirely different ways of thinking. As an engineer myself I can tell you that they are very different but engineers still follow the scientific process in that we come up with different models or solutions and test them against the problem to see which works best and try and come up with solutions to better improve the next iteration based on the findings, etc. so yes engineering is scientific but it is not scientific research, that is a completely different field. And yes you could argue that some engineers approach things less scientifically and use what you could call a shotgun approach and although this can be effective it can often lead you into trouble such as the hyperloop, or waterseer, or any of the other BS pseudoscience that keeps coming out that needs constant debunking. There really should be a second field of science that specializes in debunking BS from other engineers as scientists have a rigid method they use to peer review their work and test their hypothesis and can be more resistant to logical fallacies but engineers are not so lucky and can easily fall victim to these logical fallacies if they aren't careful when trying to think of a solution.
I would love to know if there is a significant correlation between winners of some science contest like this and actually successful researchers. The projects were fascinating and they were punching way above their weight class, but I don't see that happening without an already wealthy, well educated family background and I'm not sure (in either direction) whether it translates into anything long term. I'd love to know!
@@aimu_1111 He is just using the smartphone for convenience, the software can go on a chip and all you need is one switch for input, I wouldn't be impressed if that system costs less than 3€ to make.
For the planet one, how I understood it is that there is space between planet’s orbits that could possibly fit another planet’s orbit that we haven’t discovered yet. For the arsenic water one, the machine basically turns arsenic from your water into a gas, so that the strip can detect it. After that, the strip darkens, and the darkens of your strip indicated how much arsenic is in the water. Ex: very light is very low arsenic, and very dark is a lot of arsenic. I’m just a middle school student, so keep in mind I might be completely wrong about these explanations, but I did my best to explain them. (Also I’m replying to a comment from 2 years ago so I doubt the original commenter will see this)
Nice explanation Ur spot on although I'm not sure either but that's exactly what she meant by its like how many electrons fit in an orbit kinda of a thing, the Planet might be there because of the math but In real life it might not but it's more likely to be there, as she said the system is more likely to have the planet there because systems are more likely to be filled but at the end of the day it's a sort of theory I guess
Her mathematical model explains the maximum possible orbits for a planet between the two planets without actually disturbing the orbits of original planets. I also had trouble understanding it at first. I had to do a thought experiment to understand what she was talking about. I am still not sure if I understand it correctly.
@@technicalmaster4054 She was trying to find spots in that system that a body with the minimum mass of a planet could exist in whilst not disturbing the percieved orbits of the planets that passed in front of the sun during those four years. The only reason why there would probably be planets in any of the 250 something possible spots is if the planet packing hypothesis was correct. She was only finding areas that the theoretical small mass planets could be without being detected.
Here is a thing any invention now a days meant to improve the society isnt as important as an invention that is meant to advance the society. But both the girl with arsenic detector and guy with glasses would make tons on money then the girl who won first price will every do.
This is a prize for original research. The device Ronack invented is a novel and useful one, but it is not ground breaking research when compared to Ana Humphreys work. She broke new ground in astronomy and may have significant impact on future research. She was the clear winner. also it should be noted he did not invent the liquid lens, and there have been similar applications in the past. Just in case that was a factor you might have considered.
My strategy was always to try and memorize as many equations as i can then just write them all down when i'm handed the test.. managed to get my BS using that OP strat. and some classes let us use graphing calculators. shout out TI for coming up with the TI Nspire letting me type notes on my calculator and putting images on it
You’re not alone 99.99999 also does. those kids have a gift and are very talented and I am very proud of them because they’re using their gift for a honorable goal which will benefit all of us
I thought for sure the first guy was gonna win it. His was the easiest to understand and in my opinion has a bigger impact on the real world than the other two.
his project has a bunch of flaws namely calibration and temperature + pressure affecting the liquid lens; additionally the screen resolution is too low for accurate measurements… its good but not nearly as brilliant as anas work
@@juliand3565 But ana's work sounds just like gravitational fields. i mean she wrote the equation on the board and that was it. The way she explained it makes sense but it wasn't really like cutting edge. If she was the first person to come up with that then I guess she deserves more credit. But I feel like that's so generic that someone had to have already started exploring that. Wouldn't this be baked into the packed planet solar system hypothesis? If a solar system is to have as many planets as possible then of course that means they would have to be packed in such a distance to not throw off ones orbit/gravitational field otherwise they wouldn't be planets? Or maybe I'm just too dumb to get it which is probably the case
@@brimmed if that’s what you believe you didn’t understand the project ! her explanation was very simplified because theres more than 2 bodies in most systems and solving for more than 2 bodies is extremely difficult. in fact solving for 3 bodies alone is one of the more famous problems in physics ;)
@@brimmed That's how they discovered Pluto and how they tried to discover "Planet X"... She really hasn't discovered anything new, so she doesn't serve it... Neither of the three deserves it actually, the first one isn't stable enough, the second one is a rip-off, the third one is something that already exists...
OMG!!! I learned about optic geometry and celestial mechanics only in my first year undergraduate to see 3 of them pulling this much level of science for a high school. I am so amazed. Well done.
Dang. I just finished my senior capstone engineering project at one of the best engineering schools in the country and that project is less impressive than these high schoolers' projects.
it sure feels shitty when you know yourself capable of great things while not achieving full potential, that's why i think that keeping youth around, helps humble and inspire us, never late to do something you love
@@stop6578 I'm a mech. eng. as well! I can't say too much cause of confidentiality stuff, but essentially it was researching and testing of a rain simulation system for autonomous vehicle testing. Was actually an interesting project in theory but the result was certainly less impressive than these high schoolers' projects
of the three, I think Ana's was the only one that had a much lower business potential and much higher academic potential. As the assistant prof in caltech mentioned, it sounded real close to a thesis for post grad research.. The other two seemed more like they were applying existing tech to create new products, and thus didn't really have as much of a potential for further research.
@@secretunknown2782 well I’d say in these situations applications and executions matter. Sure the calculations for stable orbits and the theory about packed solar systems existed before but applying them in a novel way to extract more information from existing data is no small achievement in its own. Otherwise the exact same argument could be made for the two other projects which was also great.
@@sandraviknander7898 but the function she came up with is just comparing how much mass can a planet have in certain orbits, I know they're just highschoolers but that's not that hard to do.
Not really, I've participated in STS in high school, almost every student there has a mentor that did almost all the thinking for them. Sure, the students put work into the project, but the originality almost always comes from some professor they emailed a few months prior.
@@justindie7543 Just sitting in a room and typing that it was all done with their professor or teachers help to demean their work. You are so smart Sir. If you can't do something for the world or nation or any community then it's better you don't give your opinions.
@@prashantsolanki007 Look, I'm no different. I did it too. I even won a small prize if that's anything to be proud of. I think the secret to making the world a better place is to know how the real world works, not to believe in some spoon fed fantasy. I think you should dwell on that.
@@justindie7543 To categorically state that "almost every student" had someone else doing the work for them is pretty demeaning, particularly to those that won the top prizes. I'm sure there were students that got help. But your original comment really comes off as sour grapes when we should be proud of these young people, and assuming the best about them. Honestly, I really rather wish you'd posted your own main comment, rather than tarnishing my praise for them.
Brett_Kendrick This is a prize for original research. The device Ronack invented is a novel and useful one, but it is not ground breaking research when compared to Ana Humphreys work. She broke new ground in astronomy and may have significant impact on future research. She was the clear winner. also it should be noted he did not invent the liquid lens, and there have been similar applications in the past. Just in case that was a factor you might have considered.
@@unlincecosmico6192 oh dear, engineering is a science!!! I think that she was ground-breaking thats why she won, she figured out an answer to a question that no one had answered
I dunno... The opticians don't use those big bulky things here in the UK. They put a pair of empty glasses on you and just slide in different lenses until your eyesight is better then they know what glasses you need so we already have portable options without the need to pay out more money for his design.
so doesn't the american one, unless you have money, these kids in most cases either came from schools in neighborhoods with money or their parents were exceptional, I'm not taking from these kids, just that there would be a lot more if those factors were improved.
Thanks for promoting the Regeneron STS Derek! I was a semifinalist (top 300) in 2017 and though I obviously didn't win, it was such a fantastic experience to just get recognized for my research as a high school student (the money was pretty great too)! I wish I was a finalist just so that I could see all the brilliant research being done that year. Still doing science in college!
When in highschool I spent about 6 hours/day, every day, for about three years, playing world of warcraft, vanilla and tbc. Guess I could have made crazy science projects instead.... But I could do them now! Got alot more resources today aswell! I'm gonna do it! Hell yeah! Wait, what? WoW classic is coming out 27th of august!? OMFG!
At first I also thought the eye guy would win. But observe what happens when Ana is shown: Veritasium introduces Ana and cuts to a small segment on Kepler. He then cuts to her talking about the work she did, interlacing it with commentary on his own. She explains it clearly and tackles his questions with no flash and no fuss. Basically a it suddenly feels like a normal Veritasium video. Now, ask yourself who the star of said video tends to be: some senior scientist or other.
I mean, at a high level, when it's explained to me, I understand their projects and the science/math behind them. But I don't think I would ever have had the ingenuity or creativity to come up with these things myself. That's what I think separates these guys (and others of course) from the rest of us dumb dumbs. Hope they all get the recognition the rewards they deserve.
Three super bright minds with great ideas! And randomly seeing Ana ask a question at the black hole press conference really proves how passionate she is!
@AJ I know what you mean. They want to do great things, and their hard work is not for a piece of paper. I feel the same; I didn't get a science degree just to have a piece of paper. I love science and my idols is Neil deGrasse Tyson and Carl Sagan. I'm just saying that even with my years of education, they are very special and still surpass me.
Thought the lense thing was much more useful than finding planets (Doesn’t meant I disagree with their decision he’ll surely make plenty of cash off of his thing)
so her work was ground breaking, glasses guy was not original as hers. She was really knowledgeable as well, her knowledge of mathematics and physics also seemed superior as well. And her research was shown to senior researchers and teh fact that they said this was either a senior undergrad level, even postgrad level research is VERY telling!
@@ArunaKhudan Plenty of postgrad students whose big potential research turned out to be useless in the end. They are dime a dozen. Not crapping on her work though. But it needs a lot more work to be proven.
That's more the role of engineering. This is a science competition, so I think their choice was totally justified. Plus, we don't have all that much information; we just saw a 2 minute interview with each contestant.
They are obviously all good, but it's true she looks completely moved by what she's doing, so passionate, but also so straight to the point and sharp. Amazing work!
At 9:15 I ALSO WAS EXCITED!! she was so confident and as you stated the winner wasn't solely chosen for their work &that it would also require interviews and explanations. I knew she had it in the bag. Awesome!
why not farmville its so much more fun not that ive tried minecraft but i play matching with 3 on facebook while watching series.. and listen music on lower vollume to keep up the nervous systems' static things
nah, it's the extreme overachievers, she's not common, and there is nothing special about her abilities except for what she used them to do with it. she had a mutation or a very smart mother
Actually yes, most people are supposed to be that smart. We are all born with the capabilities, its up to you to make use of them. Ever hear of the term "Use it or lose it". Exercise your brain before it shrivels up.
These students also all probably had help from teachers or even university professors. Like yes they're incredibly smart but they also probably had help
I mean, I relate to you kind of, but, if you have a machine then follow the text on the clothing and choose the option that it’s make for. You literally have the answer to how much and what to use for that specific clothing for you. The real struggle is when your mom has cut the info papers or the tag off of the clothing and you have to feel your way to find what material that is.
Congratulations! I felt I would like her to be the winner among those three, because her work was really science. Other's work were impressive as well but rather technology than science.
Yep, I would have picked her too. No doubt. The other two were brilliant upcoming engineers, no question, but Anna seems to be already a genuine scientist. The way she talks, the way she thinks - that's more than just tinkering with electronics, that's some proper fundamental science there ;)
Most schools don't though. :( I was told by my 6th grade teacher who was amazing in all other respects said we would never be able image an actual atom or molecule.... but we can: photoionization microscopy and various methods of electron microscope.
I thought it was going to be the eyetest guy as well, but I think the reason for that is that we didn't get a fully expanded explanation for Anna's work, which is why it felt a bit like she didn't initially take top spot in my ranking before the reveal.
Very true. Eye-test guy has several mechanical issues and difficulties he still hasn't solved. Amazing prototype, but might still need more work. Ana, on the other hand, has produced a PAPER with a deceptively difficult algorithm that she programmed. Believe it or not, analyzing data like that (imagine the only data you get is flashes of light) is very hard.
and also the other 2 while being smart would need a lot of funds from parents to make the prototypes its not like they did everything them self in designing it either
aryamanW, the girl win because her finding will make scientist save millions $$... plus it’s a quick « plug-n-play » innovation that demand no cost of production to get used. Yeah, money always rules, even over health !
@walentaz also vsauce kinda cheat with copycat stealing other people ideas, but present as they were the original creator. I lost interest watching them
Very happy for her but I knew it'd be her all along and thought it was kinda unfair. The fact that I knew due to her topic being cool and not because of how meaningful and impactful it could be for human life proves that.
Yeah just compare the number of engineers that win Nobel prize to physics people. To be fair her work is probably more in line with the spirit of the competition in furthering scientific knowledge. On the other hand, the two engineers will probably have much greater immediate impacts on society (plus engineering pays better in terms of careers and entrepreneurship opportunities!)
@@InsaneSheepo it makes sense, theoretical physics needs funding because it does not pay off financially but in terms of future discoveries and better understanding of how our universe behave like it does.
The first one was totally fantastic and new. But i was pretty much sure Ana was the winner. Astronomy is a very hard topic to go under, specially if you want to rethink the stuff that already exist.
@@sayanorasonic Astronomy is just timepass science. I am eager to know how will your life change after finding planets 10 light years apart.Would be fun to know. Don't get fooled by Physics and Space lobby of Earth.
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Not the whole paper but an abstract here, if you control F "Ana". You can also read all the other abstracts too! There's some dope stuff in here. sspcdn.blob.core.windows.net/files/Documents/SEP/STS/2019/Regeneron%20STS%20Finalist%20Book%202019.pdf
Whaaaaa....glasses did not win? I am doctor and I am telling you, that invention was genius level. However, what the winning girl talked about did not enter my brain. Next level stuff.
@r4rev2 No its because she wrote a university level paper and advanced astrophysics while being a highschooler. Not everything has to do with being a man/women.
jazsaha In the end of the day they were all pretty amazing and there is no one dimensional way of looking at the best. It depends on perspective and utility.
by the introduction of third student i know for fact she gonna win .. next level genius like a scientist , guy did a good job too can be a engineer someday
I guess that's because of the trend of looking forward with astonishment to everything that is related to astronomy, especially after the upcoming plans of going to the moon, yet, the Glasses guy isn't as advanced & nowhere near her level, but his invention is something that can see a very quick usage in all communities, while the astronomy related stuff, although it is extremely important to the mankind, yet, not actually useful to most of the ordinary people!
It's highly likely that these kids are already being courted by science agencies or tech companies, or are already on their radar. Many of them are probably knowledgeable at a doctoral level, even though they're still in high school. Their futures are solid. It's the brighter-than-average kids in poor schools that need the encouragement.
This is a prize for original research. The device Ronack invented is a novel and useful one, but it is not ground breaking research when compared to Ana Humphreys work. She broke new ground in astronomy and may have significant impact on future research. She was the clear winner. also it should be noted he did not invent the liquid lens, and there have been similar applications in the past. Just in case that was a factor you might have considered.
Q R can u explain how come its groundbreaking her work is actually an hypothesis. Also he used the application of lenses in making that thing. Which is appreciable and is going to be beneficial in economic terms.
Holy crap!! These kids are geniuses. The research they've done is so amazing and can literally be life-changing. Congratulations to all the finalists and winner!!
Being geniuses, they will save the world tomorrow. Oh, hang on, they would have not to be imprisoned within specific areas of expertise to be able to do that, since the world includes everything. Oh well. On the other hand, if someones mind was a genius at lateral/horizontal thinking, and thus peered into ALL areas at the same time, one could at least understand not just the world, but the entire concept of reality itself at the base or foundation level. Such a person would be the first in the world to have done this. However, due to this person having shown to the world that he or she had no expertise in any specific category in today's world of science etc., the person at best will be categorized as being nothing but a jack of all trades, and a master of none. In turn, the smartest person in the world would be laughed at, and/or ignored. So much for saving the world then. Bummer !
I did -- or rather, it was wasted for me by going to schools ruined by bussing ignorant shitbags who disrupt the class and disrespect the environment, forcing everyone down to their stupidity. BUT, that's leftism for you! Make it fair by making everyone stupider! YAAAY
That's the sad reality But that's because of difference in the population. Seriously bro! Just 2000 students? These are much much less than that of a city! I am very jealous from this comparison ~ a fellow indian student.
Both Asian kids had done much more useful work affecting common man's life ... But honestly level of thought n process went in to finding exo planners by a high school level student is really amazing. That's a scientist work Congratulations to all Really these r the kids who should rule this planet not politicians
Not really, I've participated in STS in high school, almost every student there has a mentor that did almost all the thinking for them. Sure, they put work into the project, but the originality almost always comes from some professor they emailed a few months prior.
I'm listening to this Ajali-person talk and after like a minute it occurs to me that I have no idea at all what she's talking about. But it sounds smart. Am I dumb? I'm probably dumb, right?
Of course you're not dumb if you don't understand a topic it takes years to learn! How would you know if you haven't studied it?! For people who _have_ studied the topic it is super interesting to hear the details, but most of them would not understand a single word you said if you talked seriously about your special interests be it hang gliding, Magic the Gathering, husbandry, gaming or playing metal guitar.
I had the same thoughts, so I looked for a comment like this. I think it's just that she's really bad at explaining her topic to non experts, while the other two made it somehow easy to explain so noobs like us can understand it. So to exaggerate, she's the dumb one. (of course she's not, this is just to make you feel better) (I didn't even get what her device is for and I pretty much understood the other two projects without pausing the video)
As a senior myself, I find all of their inventions to be interesting and can’t imagine how the first and third brought it to life. But I knew she’d be te winner cause it’s literally equations and such a basic but unique approach, which none of the PhDs have already found out
My love for engineering is fighting with my love for astronomy. To be honest, I'm glad it's her that won, great work. That being said, that eyesight dude did a stellar job as well.
the other kids idea was brilliant too, it might not have practical application like eye sight testing , and water quality testing but finding exoplanet without observing dip directly would have more direct impact for progressing science.
I didn’t thought that such hypothesis can win award I thought the optical and the contamination project will win but the world wants to know if we can fit or is there a planet between the gaps of orbits.
I'm a junior in college and I know less than a fraction of what these high schoolers know, and I have done even less. This video is a great way to feel worthless.
Don't feel too bad, I have two engineering degrees and these kids made me feel bad too!!! They were impressive, but its important to remember that at one stage, they knew as little about their research as you did. So anyone can accomplish what they did, once you put your mind to it
Based on what we see here, I had her in last place (of the three). If she had actually implemented something that identified missed exoplanets, that would have been interesting. Instead she identified possible places to look using already well constraints. I'm sure there is something we didn't see that accounts for the placement, but I felt bad for Ronak.
I hear you! But being a genius isn't enough - you need drive, motivation, determination and a great support network to take your innate intellectual ability and thrive with it. I tested at a genius level in high school but I was directionless and poor, and look at me now - commenting on RU-vid on a Saturday afternoon instead of being amazing, lol.
I bet the kid who made the eye testing thing could sell that to a phone company and make HUGE money. He's basically invented a lens that can magnify without moving mechanical parts, meaning optical zoom on smart phones would be 100% possible thanks to him.
