Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130912:19:48:00
I mean, i think of the fields medal in mathematics, who's only awarded to people under the age of 40. you do your best work and your brain is at its highest level when you are young. you say that's not the case in all endeavors. >> that's exactly right. there are certain kinds of cognitive work that age isn't kind to. it's something called fluid intelligence. so math is fluid intelligence. it's physics, chess. these are all the things that are accomplished -- >> i'm bad at all those anyway. >> me too. when you have that fast clicking, nimble mind you have in your 20s and 30s, as you get older,...
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