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The kid blew it by saying "Markov chains"! I'm sure they hit the silent alarm pretty quickly after that.

• asto 14y ago
  Blew it? What's the point of interviewing a smart kid if you want him to be dumb during the interview?
  • batista 14y ago
    No, they want him to be smart enough to tailor his response to the audience. Feynman was a smart guy, by all measures, but he knew how to speak at the appropriate level for his audience.
  • LVB 14y ago
    Intended to be sarcasm... I actually think the kid did a great job and the interviewer was pretty useless.