Demystifying Child Prodigies

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Many parents hope their gifted kids will become the next Mozart or Bobby Fisher. But child prodigies are rare and widely misunderstood. Today: a child psychologist discusses what makes a prodigy, and we talk with the 16-year-old conductor prodigy, Ilyich Rivas. Also: live music from the band Living Colour.

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