Did you know how to read a book in a foreign language at the age of 3? Did you know how to read anything at the age of 3? John Stuart Mill was reading books in Greek at that age, and by the time he was 12 years old he had mastered the most difficult philosophy, science and mathematics problems that his father James Mill and his godfather Jeremy Bentham could give him. This episode is a short biography of one of the true geniuses of the Western world, including9 stories about his tragedies and triumphs.