Seems like a deliberate scam or an unintentional case of an overly kid-promoting parent & a gullible reporter. Check out the video here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mathboysmom#p/a/u/2/lNypTxvOxxQ" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/user/mathboysmom#p/a/u/2/lNypTxvOxxQ</a><p>The kid doesn't actually prove or say anything significant beyond what's stated in basic physics books or in various resources on the web (e.g. wikipedia). Kudos to the kid for being interested in these topics at such an early age but the "genius" label should come with some results.<p>Also notice how the Princeton professor gently sidesteps the question of kid's genius: "I'm impressed by his interest in physics and the amount that he has learned so far," Institute for Advanced Study Professor Scott Tremaine wrote in an email to the family. "The theory that he's working on involves several of the toughest problems in astrophysics and theoretical physics."