【海外の反応】日本の10歳が科学界を震撼！チョウの研究で定説を覆す快挙に世界が脱帽「本物の天才」「これこそ真の科学者だ」

Genius is thrown around a lot but this is incredible. Surely this is at least PhD level research. Let’s hope he maintains his curiosity throughout his life

Crazy to think that the only reason he isn't releasing more papers at a younger age is because of how long it takes for his experiments to be carried out. And not because a lack of understanding of more advance concepts.

3:10 Essentially "Hello famous entomologist , my name is Jo, I've done research expanding on your work and I'm in second grade" lol. incredible kid.

My guy was definitely an entomologist in his past life.

alternate title : young kid is smarter than 50% of humans

Not just a smart kid, a dedicated and compassionate kid. A+

My favorite part is he treats the insects with respect.

“They would flutter toward him when he tried to release them” oh my God 😭

You know it felt so "right" that he treated them not as test subjects but, as they are his friends, he puts himself through the shocks with them and makes sure it's not too distressing. Like heartwarming and also this sense of, he is doing science the right way. Yay to the power of friendship and big props to this brilliant boy (and family).

He’s 10 years old and is more ethical and wise than most scientists who do animal testing today. There is no effort to limit the suffering of the testing; most tests are lethal and the animals are discarded as waste after being tested on

His whole research was based upon wondering if the butterflies recognize him as a friend 😭 it’s so important to be nice to all types of animals, they can recognize you/have a memory of you.

That kid has more responsibility and awareness of his potential to do harm than nearly everyone alive.He should become a leader.

He truly embodies the essence of a bug type pokemon trainer,-10 year old.-bug=friend.-absurd intellect.-even though at first people didn't see his potential, he showed them the raw truth

This kid is so smart and sweet and kind-hearted and basically a real life bug-type trainer. Protect him and his wholesomeness at all costs.

Bruja hes a young bug pokemon trainer. Soon to become a professor. Hes already researching evolution.

Dr. Weiss admitting that a 10 year old made her feel small and defensive for a moment earned a lot of my respect. Gotta be tough getting humbled by a 10 year old at that stage in your career. Admitting it takes class and humility. Swallowing her pride gave her an opportunity to nurture a brain this world needs desperately!

i love how a 10 year old called the fuck out of an adult scientist

This might be the most incredible thing I've ever seen in my lifetime. Now I understand he didn't cure cancer but having this much passion in science and biology at his age is truly remarkable. The world desperately needs kids like him who one day might fix the things older generations looked past. His parents and educators should be extremely proud.

“Remember, there is always a 10 year old better than you”-Krispy King

Shout out to the parents for not crushing his dreams and actually letting their kid dream big

We must thank his parents too, for all the encouragement and support they gave him to pursue all his research.

This could be so many kids if we gave them the space and validation to explore their interests. Kids are geniuses.

The world needs more of this. Less greed, hate and war mongering. We need to learn how to care for one another (and even the bugs).

Asian kids are going to hate him. a lot of parents are going to say " the Nagai kid is already a doctor, why are you not?"

Epigenetics has always been a fascinating subject of research. Epigenetics has shown that alongside traits we also inherit trauma, addictive behaviours and memories. Jo’s research helps bolster the science, well done young man 🦋

I recall hearing about how migrating butterflies will continue to navigate around obstacles in a terrain that aren’t there anymore due to erosion or tectonics in addition to the fact that it actually takes multiple generations to complete a migratory loop implying that there has to be some way that that information is being passed along

When I was a child in school we were all taught that it was impossible for memories to be transmitted to the next generation. So it wasn't that no one thought of this question, it was more like all the future scientists were told don't even bother of thinking of such a ridiculous notion

12:39 For context, the crown prince is also a huge entomology nerd. He's been studying dragonflies since middle school, if I'm not wrong

Japan has some of the most interesting contemporary animal research out there, this and the bird grammar are mind-blowing. I can't wait to hear about his next experiment.

I just watched an interview with Jo on a Japanese broadcast where he talked about what butterflies mean to him. He mentioned that they’re like gods to him because they keep him curious about the world. He said that for five out of the last ten years, they’ve kept him inspired and driven, and he’s incredibly grateful to them... (It all started when his mom got a tiny lemon tree. A butterfly came and laid an egg, but unfortunately, the caterpillar failed to turn into a chrysalis. That inspired him to start a project to help them successfully emerge—something he’s been doing since he was in first grade!)