Today I feel so optimistic about the future of the world.

A young boy named Jack had seen his uncle die of pancreatic cancer.

One day in science class, an idea came to him about a way to detect this hideous disease.

He started working out this idea, contacting 199 doctors to ask for the help he needed.  They all rejected his thinking and declined to help him. Undeterred, he finally found a doctor at Johns Hopkins who agreed to help him with his science fair project.

The rest is history. It touched me to the heart.  You’ve got to see this!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmVzs3-GNBc

What an example of persistence, and autodidact-ism.  I love it!

And thank you Intel, for providing this great award to young “would-be (!?)” scientists.

The unbelievable human potential is about people who take things into their own hands and determine to break the barriers.