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Meet the 8-Year-Old Certified Genius Working Toward a College Degree

Tanishq Abraham likes studying particle physics. The announcement CERN issued Wednesday of the Higgs boson (a.k.a. the “God Particle”) was of particular interest to him. He is at the top of his classes at American River College and even gives guest lectures to fellow students and faculty on a variety of topics.

Abraham was home-schooled until attending college but his schooling didn’t really begin that long ago. You see, Abraham is less than a decade old.

California 9 Year Old Genius Attending College Recently Featured on THNKRs Prodigies

Tanishq Abraham (Image: YouTube screenshot)

The boy from Natomas, Calif., is what you would consider a prodigy. By the time he was 4-years-old, he was inducted into the genius society MENSA, according to KTXL. Abraham’s parents, KTXL reports, began home-schooling their son when the public school system couldn’t provide him with the intellectual studies he really needed. His parents have even admitted they have a hard time keeping up with him.

Watch the KTXL report on the 8-year-old boy:

As you might expect though, attending college courses at such a young age would come with challenges beyond those of academia, but Abraham doesn’t seem to mind. KTXL reports him saying, “I don’t mind interacting with other college students. I like it.” His parents to try maintain as normal of a life as possible for he and his sister Tiara, 6, who has also been deemed a certified genius.

Abraham was recently profiled for THNKR, a new YouTube channel, hosting a pilot series called “Prodigies.” Check out the episode:

What does the 8-year-old genius want to do when he “grows up”? According to KTXL, he said that he hopes to invent new technologies.

(H/T: Fox News)

Comments (12)

  • COFemale
    Posted on July 7, 2012 at 12:18pm

    I love how stories like this brings out all the “know it alls”. Frankly, you don’t jack_______. People who “boast” their intelligence are intelligent at all and are seeking attention. Go get your 15 seconds somewhere else like the DU. They appreciate arrogant ___________.

    I am happy for this kid. Hooray for home schooling.

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  • tomloy
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 3:53pm

    I hope he invents warp drive or some other FTL travel! I’d like to leave this dustball!

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  • firstamend
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 12:00pm

    Can the blaze please interview the boy’s parents? I gotta know how to do that :)

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    • jingo455
      Posted on July 6, 2012 at 2:48pm

      It’s called homeschooling. I was homeschooled late in the game but it let me enter university at 15. Homeschool your kids folks! Make sure they finish university by 18 so when they leave home they won’t have to come back. You’ll save yourself roughly $50,000 in living costs and they’ll start earning 4 or 5 years sooner (which is a solid hundred grand).

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  • rdk
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 11:21am

    It is very difficult to understand how there can be this sort of thing. Hopefully, it is a gift from God with an intended good purpose.

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    • jingo455
      Posted on July 6, 2012 at 2:45pm

      Not that hard to understand. I entered university at 15.
      Had I been homeschooled like this child, it might have been at 10.
      Public school limits human capabilities to mold them as the govt desires.
      Most of my time in public school was a waste.

      And the mandate to teach “core” classes unrelated to student’s desired fields in college is wrong. Not just because we’ve already learned those things in previous schooling but also because humans are specialist creatures (division of labor). The idea of trying to make every man a “renaissance” man has instead turned half of society into brainless drones.

      The government knows well, force them to try to teach everything so the people learn nothing of importance.

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  • glutamine.sr
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 9:27am

    doubtful if he will ever contribute to new technologies. Europeans and European Americans are directly responsible for the nearly all of the technological advancements mankind enjoys today and particularly the american breed of the same seems to have the TRUE GENIUS in terms of creativity. Rather than merely absorbing and memorizing facts established by white europeans the US American European immigrants like Nikola Tesla created the technology for the foundation of the modern era and the great Isaac Newton discovered the principles fo Newtonian Physics that have allowed civilization to advance. it sure did not come from asia, or africa.

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    • CHULAIGUY
      Posted on July 6, 2012 at 12:14pm

      You are an IDIOT !…… Have you ever read anything about China or the Myan Civilization ? Holy Crap ! Both of these civilizations were far advanced while Europe was still in grass huts. And by the way DUMMY, Egypt is part of Africa !

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    • CHULAIGUY
      Posted on July 6, 2012 at 12:21pm

      You are an Idiot ! Have you ever heard of CHINA ? How about the Myan Civilization ? Both of the were far advanced while Europe was still living in huts. And by the way DUMMY, Egypt is part of Africa.

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  • glutamine.sr
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 9:21am

    test

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  • piper60
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 4:42am

    Hopefully, he will take the time out to do normal boy stuff, like camping, fishing, hunting. If his parents would let him(sigh).

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  • lukerw
    Posted on July 6, 2012 at 2:04am

    The next Sheldon Cooper… to be placed in a Cell at some University or Research Centers. Poor Kid!

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