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Old Mar 11, 2007, 08:48 PM
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I've been watching this interview with Daniel Tammet, a British dude who is an unusual savant in that he has full awareness of how his brain works and can articulate it. Really interesting...

http://60minutes.yahoo.com/segment/44/brain_man
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Old Mar 11, 2007, 10:02 PM
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Very interesting! Thanks for sharing the link.

Wish I could learn a language in a week! LOL

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Old Mar 11, 2007, 10:20 PM
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yeah, isn't that nuts? I've been studying languages for over 20 years and while I can hold conversations in the languages I have studied, I'll never get to the point he did in just one week!
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Old Mar 12, 2007, 07:50 AM
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I particularly liked how he sees numbers in shapes and colors. I wish he had shown what 289 looks like to him....LOL
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Old Mar 12, 2007, 11:37 AM
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Is he married??? Lol.....wow......
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Reminds me so much of my eight yr old grandson!! He does the date thing impeccably.

Very interesting!
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