2007-03-02 18:50:38 · 6 answers · asked by michael k 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
His name is Daniel Tammet. He lives in Kent England, and he wrote a book. The title is Born On A Blue Day. It is a fascinating book about how his brain works and his life.
2007-03-02 19:02:11 · answer #1 · answered by Robert G. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Savant syndrome is not about genius, an autistic savant is someone who has a severe problem, but also an elevated ability in one area or another.
2007-03-03 00:14:46 · answer #2 · answered by funnelweb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is more to intelligence than the ability to compute. What about music, art, literature, communication, social skills?
2007-03-02 19:39:44 · answer #3 · answered by leekier 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Im not especialy impressed by human computational ability. Computers can outperform him any day on memory and computation.
2007-03-02 19:09:37 · answer #4 · answered by sandwreckoner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He MUST be BRILLIANT, if he's considered mor intelligent, than Professor STEPHEN HAWKING! Now, THERE'S a TRUE GENIUS!
2007-03-02 19:20:51 · answer #5 · answered by Spike 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw that on TV .Is he really a genius or is he just computational and fact savy.....
2007-03-02 18:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by cesare214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋