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Have you ever tried to memorise the order of a shuffled deck of cards? What if you had a time limit and had to recite the order in front of judges on a national television show?

That's exactly what Mahesh Namasivayam had to do as a contestant on Child Genius Australia, a competition he won in 2019 for a variety of academic feats (see the final episode here).

In this chat, we talk about how he memorised the deck of cards using his love of the FIFA football game along with his study tips for other students, how the title of being a 'genius' sits with him and what he hopes to do after school.

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