World's Smartest Woman Turned Ultra-Orthodox Mom of 4

Listen to 100s of Science Documentaries on Turing for Free. Check out the App at iOS: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/the-tur... Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... or listen at https://theturingapp.com TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - The Child Prodigy Who Disappeared 01:58 - Hot-Housing 07:36 - The Harvard and Michigan Years 09:45 - Knot Theory and Quantum Topology Explained Simply 11:43 - The Lawrence-Krammer Representation 13:57 - A New Life in Jerusalem Discover the truth about child prodigies and what happened to Ruth Lawrence, one of the highest IQ women alive. At just 10 years old, she became the youngest person ever admitted to Oxford University, graduating with a first-class degree at 13 and earning her Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in mathematics by age 17. Once heralded by the global media as the next Albert Einstein, she walked away from the intense spotlight to choose a completely different life for herself. In this video, we dive deep into the fascinating world of extreme intelligence, advanced mathematics, and the reality of the controversial "hot-housing" educational method. We follow Ruth’s journey from being a 19-year-old junior fellow at Harvard University to her eventual move to Israel. There, far away from the high-pressure media circus, she reclaimed her personal autonomy. She embraced her Jewish roots, became a devoted Orthodox Jew, raised four children, and chose a quiet, ordinary life in a modest suburb of Jerusalem Credits: Einstein Chair Mathematics Seminar Stony Brook University Math Club International Centre for Mathematical Sciences #sciencedocumentary #inspiringscience #inspiringstories #childprodigy ----------------- Turing is a leading publishers of popular science books. Check out our collection on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Turing-... Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/author/tur... ---------------- Checkout our Series of Weekly Podcasts On Wonders of Science Adventures into Chemistry Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0kqIbkc... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Beyond Proof: Stories in Maths Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EJXj5C... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Mavericks of Science: Meet the most influential and groundbreaking contemporary researchers Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/48c6Vqs... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Million Dollar Problems of Mathematics: Legendary, unsolved puzzles that have baffled the world's sharpest minds, using Everyday Language Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dHIDxA... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Mysteries of the Universe: Questions that keep astrophysicists awake at night Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/53cFFxb... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Planet Earth: Science of Climate and Earth Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HRLQiQ... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Quarks to Cosmos: Journey Inside the Atom to the Far End of Cosmos Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0OtvBwq... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Realm of Quantum Mechanics Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ESCY4B... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... The Future of Medicine Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ioXdgk... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... The Science of Us: Biology, neuroscience, and psychology to unpack the machinery behind our daily experiences Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28qepKU... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... What the Tech: Foundational math and engineering underneath The Frontier Tech Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/41I3bea... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Wild Origins: Nature, Animals and Us Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0sdLh1d... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...