"They want to be the next Einstein" - speaking of bright and ambitious young Africans applying to the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) he founded. Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, physicist Neil Turok speaks out for talented young Africans starved of opportunity: by unlocking and nurturing the continent's creative potential.

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• http://www.aims.ac.za/english/about.php
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Institute_for_Mathematical_Sciences