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What happens when Olympiad medalists meet after lectures?
Debates on superhuman AI, first-year math, dorm life, and the future—spilling out across Oxford, Cambridge, and London.
A glimpse into the minds of GTF BIG Talent Scholars.
Read the full reflection 👇
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Debates on superhuman AI, first-year math, dorm life, and the future—spilling out across Oxford, Cambridge, and London.
A glimpse into the minds of GTF BIG Talent Scholars.
Read the full reflection 👇
www.globtalent.org/news/superhu...
Superhuman AI and Polish Stew – What’s on the Minds of Our Scholars
Our correspondent reflects on pre-holiday social events with the GTF BIG Talent Scholars
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December 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
What happens when Olympiad medalists meet after lectures?
Debates on superhuman AI, first-year math, dorm life, and the future—spilling out across Oxford, Cambridge, and London.
A glimpse into the minds of GTF BIG Talent Scholars.
Read the full reflection 👇
www.globtalent.org/news/superhu...
Debates on superhuman AI, first-year math, dorm life, and the future—spilling out across Oxford, Cambridge, and London.
A glimpse into the minds of GTF BIG Talent Scholars.
Read the full reflection 👇
www.globtalent.org/news/superhu...
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The Global Talent Fund welcomes its Class 2 of GTF BIG Talent Scholars. 🚀 These students excelled in international maths & science Olympiads, key predictors of future innovation.
GTF BIG Talent Scholars by the numbers:
🎓 47 students
🌐28 countries represented
🏅 Medals in 6 Olympiads
The Global Talent Fund welcomes its Class 2 of GTF BIG Talent Scholars. 🚀 These students excelled in international maths & science Olympiads, key predictors of future innovation.
GTF BIG Talent Scholars by the numbers:
🎓 47 students
🌐28 countries represented
🏅 Medals in 6 Olympiads
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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The Global Talent Fund welcomes its Class 2 of GTF BIG Talent Scholars. 🚀 These students excelled in international maths & science Olympiads, key predictors of future innovation.
GTF BIG Talent Scholars by the numbers:
🎓 47 students
🌐28 countries represented
🏅 Medals in 6 Olympiads
The Global Talent Fund welcomes its Class 2 of GTF BIG Talent Scholars. 🚀 These students excelled in international maths & science Olympiads, key predictors of future innovation.
GTF BIG Talent Scholars by the numbers:
🎓 47 students
🌐28 countries represented
🏅 Medals in 6 Olympiads
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Some students discover math slowly. For Huyen Ngoc Pham 🇻🇳 #Vietnam, it happened in an instant. She solved a quadratic equation and felt like she could build something new with it.
Some students discover math slowly. For Huyen Ngoc Pham 🇻🇳 #Vietnam, it happened in an instant. She solved a quadratic equation and felt like she could build something new with it.
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Some students discover math slowly. For Huyen Ngoc Pham 🇻🇳 #Vietnam, it happened in an instant. She solved a quadratic equation and felt like she could build something new with it.
Some students discover math slowly. For Huyen Ngoc Pham 🇻🇳 #Vietnam, it happened in an instant. She solved a quadratic equation and felt like she could build something new with it.
Thank you, @stjohnscollege.bsky.social. GTF is excited to partner with you on the BIG Scholars program!
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New scholarships launched for Olympiad medallists to study at Cambridge - St John's College, Cambridge
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November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thank you, @stjohnscollege.bsky.social. GTF is excited to partner with you on the BIG Scholars program!
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Training for the Biology Olympiad changed how Clement Hui 🇭🇰 #HongKong thinks about science.
What stood out to him was learning to interpret unfamiliar data and ask why experiments are designed the way they are.
Training for the Biology Olympiad changed how Clement Hui 🇭🇰 #HongKong thinks about science.
What stood out to him was learning to interpret unfamiliar data and ask why experiments are designed the way they are.
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Training for the Biology Olympiad changed how Clement Hui 🇭🇰 #HongKong thinks about science.
What stood out to him was learning to interpret unfamiliar data and ask why experiments are designed the way they are.
Training for the Biology Olympiad changed how Clement Hui 🇭🇰 #HongKong thinks about science.
What stood out to him was learning to interpret unfamiliar data and ask why experiments are designed the way they are.
📚 ICYMI: Recordings & papers from the @nber.org Economics of Talent Meeting 2025, now available.
🎥 Watch the recording : www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
Follow us for more #EconomicsOfTalent insights.
🎥 Watch the recording : www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
Follow us for more #EconomicsOfTalent insights.
Economics of Talent Meeting
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November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📚 ICYMI: Recordings & papers from the @nber.org Economics of Talent Meeting 2025, now available.
🎥 Watch the recording : www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
Follow us for more #EconomicsOfTalent insights.
🎥 Watch the recording : www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
Follow us for more #EconomicsOfTalent insights.
🙏 Thank you to everyone who joined @nber.org Economics of Talent Meeting 2025 — co-organized by Glenn Ellison, Britta Glennon, Patrick Gaule & Ruchir Agarwal.
🎥 Watch the recording www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
🎥 Watch the recording www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
Economics of Talent Meeting
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November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🙏 Thank you to everyone who joined @nber.org Economics of Talent Meeting 2025 — co-organized by Glenn Ellison, Britta Glennon, Patrick Gaule & Ruchir Agarwal.
🎥 Watch the recording www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
🎥 Watch the recording www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
📚 We’re back live at @nber.org Economics of Talent Meeting:
🎥 Livestream → www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
Sessions on Talent Identification and Nurturing, plus a keynote by Prof. David Lubinski (@VanderbiltU).
🎥 Livestream → www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
Sessions on Talent Identification and Nurturing, plus a keynote by Prof. David Lubinski (@VanderbiltU).
Economics of Talent Meeting
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November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📚 We’re back live at @nber.org Economics of Talent Meeting:
🎥 Livestream → www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
Sessions on Talent Identification and Nurturing, plus a keynote by Prof. David Lubinski (@VanderbiltU).
🎥 Livestream → www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
Sessions on Talent Identification and Nurturing, plus a keynote by Prof. David Lubinski (@VanderbiltU).
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📢 Starting now!: @nber.org Economics of Talent Meeting: 🎥 Livestream → www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
📢 Starting now!: @nber.org Economics of Talent Meeting: 🎥 Livestream → www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
Economics of Talent Meeting
YouTube video by NBER
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November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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📢 Starting now!: @nber.org Economics of Talent Meeting: 🎥 Livestream → www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
📢 Starting now!: @nber.org Economics of Talent Meeting: 🎥 Livestream → www.youtube.com/live/SfeOvBZ...
⏰ Don’t miss tomorrow, Fri, Nov 7, 9 am ET: @nber.org Economics of Talent Meeting, Fall 2025.
Talent and entrepreneurship, AI talent, talent identification, and more. Keynote from Prof. David Lubinski of @VanderbiltU
Agenda & papers: www.nber.org/conferences/...
Talent and entrepreneurship, AI talent, talent identification, and more. Keynote from Prof. David Lubinski of @VanderbiltU
Agenda & papers: www.nber.org/conferences/...
Economics of Talent Meeting, Fall 2025
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November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
⏰ Don’t miss tomorrow, Fri, Nov 7, 9 am ET: @nber.org Economics of Talent Meeting, Fall 2025.
Talent and entrepreneurship, AI talent, talent identification, and more. Keynote from Prof. David Lubinski of @VanderbiltU
Agenda & papers: www.nber.org/conferences/...
Talent and entrepreneurship, AI talent, talent identification, and more. Keynote from Prof. David Lubinski of @VanderbiltU
Agenda & papers: www.nber.org/conferences/...
GTF Co-Founder @patrick_gaule visited 🇫🇷 École Polytechnique and École Normale Supérieure to meet new Olympiad Scholars and partners.
Both universities have just launched GTF-supported scholarship programs, where several 2025 BIG Scholars are now beginning their studies in science and mathematics.
Both universities have just launched GTF-supported scholarship programs, where several 2025 BIG Scholars are now beginning their studies in science and mathematics.
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
GTF Co-Founder @patrick_gaule visited 🇫🇷 École Polytechnique and École Normale Supérieure to meet new Olympiad Scholars and partners.
Both universities have just launched GTF-supported scholarship programs, where several 2025 BIG Scholars are now beginning their studies in science and mathematics.
Both universities have just launched GTF-supported scholarship programs, where several 2025 BIG Scholars are now beginning their studies in science and mathematics.
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From competing in math Olympiads to lecturing in university classrooms, Yevheniia Frankevych 🇺🇦 #Ukraine has seen problem-solving from two sides.
From competing in math Olympiads to lecturing in university classrooms, Yevheniia Frankevych 🇺🇦 #Ukraine has seen problem-solving from two sides.
November 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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From competing in math Olympiads to lecturing in university classrooms, Yevheniia Frankevych 🇺🇦 #Ukraine has seen problem-solving from two sides.
From competing in math Olympiads to lecturing in university classrooms, Yevheniia Frankevych 🇺🇦 #Ukraine has seen problem-solving from two sides.
🌱Two years in, National Math Stars has grown from a pilot to 400 students, selected from over 6,000 applicants—and the journey is just beginning.
Read Part 2 of Ilana Walder-Biesanz’s story ⤵️
www.globtalent.org/news/scaling...
Read Part 2 of Ilana Walder-Biesanz’s story ⤵️
www.globtalent.org/news/scaling...
Scaling National Math Stars: The Path to Growth
Building partnerships and seizing opportunities in Year Two. Part 2 of a 2-part series.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
🌱Two years in, National Math Stars has grown from a pilot to 400 students, selected from over 6,000 applicants—and the journey is just beginning.
Read Part 2 of Ilana Walder-Biesanz’s story ⤵️
www.globtalent.org/news/scaling...
Read Part 2 of Ilana Walder-Biesanz’s story ⤵️
www.globtalent.org/news/scaling...
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Rushil Mathur 🇮🇳 #India didn’t just study math. He wrote a book on combinatorics to help younger students enjoy it. What began with Olympiad training turned into a mission to make problem-solving exciting for everyone.
Rushil Mathur 🇮🇳 #India didn’t just study math. He wrote a book on combinatorics to help younger students enjoy it. What began with Olympiad training turned into a mission to make problem-solving exciting for everyone.
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Rushil Mathur 🇮🇳 #India didn’t just study math. He wrote a book on combinatorics to help younger students enjoy it. What began with Olympiad training turned into a mission to make problem-solving exciting for everyone.
Rushil Mathur 🇮🇳 #India didn’t just study math. He wrote a book on combinatorics to help younger students enjoy it. What began with Olympiad training turned into a mission to make problem-solving exciting for everyone.
⚡️Scaling National Math Stars: The Path to Growth. After a 12-family pilot, the team faced new questions—how to expand, where to grow, and how to find extraordinary students efficiently.
Read Ilana Walder-Biesanz’s GTF blog post (part 2 of 2)⤵️
www.globtalent.org/news/scaling...
Read Ilana Walder-Biesanz’s GTF blog post (part 2 of 2)⤵️
www.globtalent.org/news/scaling...
Scaling National Math Stars: The Path to Growth
Building partnerships and seizing opportunities in Year Two. Part 2 of a 2-part series.
www.globtalent.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
⚡️Scaling National Math Stars: The Path to Growth. After a 12-family pilot, the team faced new questions—how to expand, where to grow, and how to find extraordinary students efficiently.
Read Ilana Walder-Biesanz’s GTF blog post (part 2 of 2)⤵️
www.globtalent.org/news/scaling...
Read Ilana Walder-Biesanz’s GTF blog post (part 2 of 2)⤵️
www.globtalent.org/news/scaling...
How do you find “1-in-1,000” math talents hidden in every community?
National Math Stars is now hundreds strong after just two years & ready to share lessons from their journey.
The story starts with 12 families, a pilot, & a lot of learning.
Read Part 1 ➡️ www.globtalent.org/news/inside-...
#STEM
National Math Stars is now hundreds strong after just two years & ready to share lessons from their journey.
The story starts with 12 families, a pilot, & a lot of learning.
Read Part 1 ➡️ www.globtalent.org/news/inside-...
#STEM
Inside the First Two Years of National Math Stars
Early lessons from the search for 1-in-1,000 talent across the US. Part 1 of a 2-part series.
www.globtalent.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
How do you find “1-in-1,000” math talents hidden in every community?
National Math Stars is now hundreds strong after just two years & ready to share lessons from their journey.
The story starts with 12 families, a pilot, & a lot of learning.
Read Part 1 ➡️ www.globtalent.org/news/inside-...
#STEM
National Math Stars is now hundreds strong after just two years & ready to share lessons from their journey.
The story starts with 12 families, a pilot, & a lot of learning.
Read Part 1 ➡️ www.globtalent.org/news/inside-...
#STEM
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Sometimes a missed opportunity changes everything.
When Cagan Yanmaz 🇹🇷 #Turkey didn’t qualify for the math team, he looked for something new and found a passion for informatics and computer science.
Sometimes a missed opportunity changes everything.
When Cagan Yanmaz 🇹🇷 #Turkey didn’t qualify for the math team, he looked for something new and found a passion for informatics and computer science.
October 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Sometimes a missed opportunity changes everything.
When Cagan Yanmaz 🇹🇷 #Turkey didn’t qualify for the math team, he looked for something new and found a passion for informatics and computer science.
Sometimes a missed opportunity changes everything.
When Cagan Yanmaz 🇹🇷 #Turkey didn’t qualify for the math team, he looked for something new and found a passion for informatics and computer science.
What does it take to nurture extraordinary math talent?
🎓 Not tutoring.
🧠 Not reinventing.
✨ But mentorship, guidance, and community.
We share early lessons in Part 1 of the National Math Stars story ⤵️
🔗 www.globtalent.org/news/inside-...
#STEM #MathEducation #NationalMathStars
🎓 Not tutoring.
🧠 Not reinventing.
✨ But mentorship, guidance, and community.
We share early lessons in Part 1 of the National Math Stars story ⤵️
🔗 www.globtalent.org/news/inside-...
#STEM #MathEducation #NationalMathStars
Inside the First Two Years of National Math Stars
Early lessons from the search for 1-in-1,000 talent across the US. Part 1 of a 2-part series.
www.globtalent.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What does it take to nurture extraordinary math talent?
🎓 Not tutoring.
🧠 Not reinventing.
✨ But mentorship, guidance, and community.
We share early lessons in Part 1 of the National Math Stars story ⤵️
🔗 www.globtalent.org/news/inside-...
#STEM #MathEducation #NationalMathStars
🎓 Not tutoring.
🧠 Not reinventing.
✨ But mentorship, guidance, and community.
We share early lessons in Part 1 of the National Math Stars story ⤵️
🔗 www.globtalent.org/news/inside-...
#STEM #MathEducation #NationalMathStars
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Some people see logic as just rules.
Gabriel Najmias 🇨🇷 #CostaRica sees it as creativity — a way to outthink on the chessboard, debug a program, or win at fantasy football.
Some people see logic as just rules.
Gabriel Najmias 🇨🇷 #CostaRica sees it as creativity — a way to outthink on the chessboard, debug a program, or win at fantasy football.
October 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Some people see logic as just rules.
Gabriel Najmias 🇨🇷 #CostaRica sees it as creativity — a way to outthink on the chessboard, debug a program, or win at fantasy football.
Some people see logic as just rules.
Gabriel Najmias 🇨🇷 #CostaRica sees it as creativity — a way to outthink on the chessboard, debug a program, or win at fantasy football.
@economist.com story sparked curiosity, and our first post on the Economics of Talent only scratched the surface. Here’s Part 2, with more answers on how GTF defines and discovers talent.
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🤔How does GTF define talent?
The capacity to solve novel problems efficiently in a person’s late teenage years.
🤔How does GTF define talent?
The capacity to solve novel problems efficiently in a person’s late teenage years.
October 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
@economist.com story sparked curiosity, and our first post on the Economics of Talent only scratched the surface. Here’s Part 2, with more answers on how GTF defines and discovers talent.
@economist.com cover story gave a great overview of Talent Economics, but we’re getting many other questions. Here are some answers ⬇️
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What exactly is “the economics of talent” (EoT), and how is it different from studies of education or growth economics?
What exactly is “the economics of talent” (EoT), and how is it different from studies of education or growth economics?
October 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
@economist.com cover story gave a great overview of Talent Economics, but we’re getting many other questions. Here are some answers ⬇️
1/ Summer ≠ pause. Instead, some BIG Scholars used it as a launchpad—NYC research, ML summer schools, mentors, and new opportunities.
Featuring Sida Li from 🇬🇧#UK & Ervin Macic from 🇧🇦#BiH (featured in this week’s @economist.com!). 🧵
Featuring Sida Li from 🇬🇧#UK & Ervin Macic from 🇧🇦#BiH (featured in this week’s @economist.com!). 🧵
October 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
1/ Summer ≠ pause. Instead, some BIG Scholars used it as a launchpad—NYC research, ML summer schools, mentors, and new opportunities.
Featuring Sida Li from 🇬🇧#UK & Ervin Macic from 🇧🇦#BiH (featured in this week’s @economist.com!). 🧵
Featuring Sida Li from 🇬🇧#UK & Ervin Macic from 🇧🇦#BiH (featured in this week’s @economist.com!). 🧵
1/ This week’s @economist.com cover (Asia edition):
👉 “Individuals can shift the frontier for everyone.” But how many future Einsteins are being lost—simply because of where they’re born?
But how many future Einsteins are being lost—simply because of where they’re born? 🧵
👉 “Individuals can shift the frontier for everyone.” But how many future Einsteins are being lost—simply because of where they’re born?
But how many future Einsteins are being lost—simply because of where they’re born? 🧵
September 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
1/ This week’s @economist.com cover (Asia edition):
👉 “Individuals can shift the frontier for everyone.” But how many future Einsteins are being lost—simply because of where they’re born?
But how many future Einsteins are being lost—simply because of where they’re born? 🧵
👉 “Individuals can shift the frontier for everyone.” But how many future Einsteins are being lost—simply because of where they’re born?
But how many future Einsteins are being lost—simply because of where they’re born? 🧵
"In an age of artificial intelligence, the human kind is increasingly important," says the @economist.com. They highlight the impact of "superstar" talents, the potential to find more, and GTF's research + programs to identify & nurture future stars worldwide 👇
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
How to spot a genius
In an age of artificial intelligence, the human kind is increasingly important
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September 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"In an age of artificial intelligence, the human kind is increasingly important," says the @economist.com. They highlight the impact of "superstar" talents, the potential to find more, and GTF's research + programs to identify & nurture future stars worldwide 👇
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...