Autistic savant Daniel Tammet shot to fame when he set a European record for the number of digits of pi he recited from memory (22,514). For afters, he learned Icelandic in a week. But unlike many savants, he's able to tell us how he does it. picked by drogue 11 months ago tags autism autistic savant pi icelandic rain man |
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With no reference except his memory of a 45 minute helecoptor ride over the city, autistic savant Stephen Wiltshire was able to make a huge, detailed drawing of the entire city. picked by tigertony 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share science |
You may never have the memory of Rain Man, but you can still get tips for improving your cognitive performance from linguist, Daniel Tammet. Among many other accomplishments, he has memorized more than 22k digits of Pi. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Kim Peek (inspiration for movie Rain Man) met up with another autistic savant - Daniel Tammet (recited Pi to world record 22,514 places). These gentle men have overcome so much and now willingly share their special mental gifts with the world. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Meet Daniel Tammet - an autistic savant who can perform mind-boggling mathematical calculations, speaks seven languages, but he has trouble telling left from right. picked by braveheart 3 years ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
"The child is autistic, we understand he can't speak, and now we understand he won't be able to see," said Lauderhill police Lt. Rick Rocco. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
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