Who's the Next Elon?

A competition show where the sharpest young builders face cognitive and teamwork challenges. Not trivia. Real problems, under pressure, in front of cameras.

Contestants are cast from Neuropian, a network of engineers and researchers picked for the work they've actually done.

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The challenges

01 · COGNITIVE

Think fast, think deep

Puzzles, estimation, strategy and design problems with no easy answer. Reasoning is scored, not memory.

02 · BUILD

Make it work

Build something real against the clock: a machine, a program, a plan that has to survive contact with reality.

03 · TEAMWORK

Lead or follow

Teams form, merge and break. Winning means getting brilliant people to work together, which is the hardest problem of all.

Who we're looking for

You've built or published something real and can show it.
You like hard problems more than easy wins, and you can explain your thinking.
You're 18 or older.