His name is Dmitri Gaskin, he's 12 years old and here's his Google tech talk on jQuery

Perhaps you are right. But I don't see anything wrong with boosting the reputation of jQuery as easy to use by demonstrating that a 12 year old (who is not a good speaker or the smartest person they could find) can master jQuery.

Plus, it is kind of cool that a 12 year old can be invited to talk at Google. Makes me wonder if I might have some knowledge to contribute to other areas of thought...

He may not be the smartest person they could find but he's a damn smart 12 year old. So, perhaps you're right. Either way, I wish my 12 year old had that much interest in anything at all. Very impressive.