How Being a Teenager Can Make You a Genius. Hussein is a sixteen year old at the International School of Tanganyika. Hussein engages in many activities including Kilimanjaro Training, MUN and other community-related service activities. Hussein is a sixteen year old at the International School of Tanganyika. He is Canadian and has lived in Tanzania and Kenya. Hussein engages in many activities including Kilimanjaro Training, MUN and other community-related service activities. He also founded a project that motivates younger children in the realm of science and has been a student leader for the AISA GISS 2016. The focus of his Ted Talk is: ‘Power of the Teenage Brain’. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx