I agree. He comes across as a great communicator, cheerful and outgoing, and is genuinely driven by his interest in science, as opposed to being forced by his p

I agree. He comes across as a great communicator, cheerful and outgoing, and is genuinely driven by his interest in science, as opposed to being forced by his parents (who seem nice/normal) to be "a genius" which can often lead to bad things later in life as an adult - burnout, depression, substance abuse etc. It's a shame many HN'rs on this discussion thread can't see the bright side of things with this kid. Yes I agree he didn't build a full blown power generating fusion reactor, but what he did get to work on (and understand how it works) is far beyond what most kids get up to at age 14. Good luck to him and I look forward to seeing him contribute good things to humanity through his science and research.