Comments on: Happy Birthday, Daniel Tammet!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:59:32 +0000

I’m reading the book “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” right now, by Oliver Sacks — it’s a testament to the amazing depth and remaining mystery of the human mind, just like this (amazing) guy.

By: michael ringwood

michael ringwood — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:47:07 +0000

Happy birthday Daniel Tammet. He is a genius and a rare jewel. Its hard to find someone with such amazing caliber.

By: hannah

hannah — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:58:24 +0000

i remember seeing a program on savants on the discovery channel, his segment was the main portion of the show. it showed video clips of him while on an icelandic talk show!

By: J. Tithonus Pednaud

J. Tithonus Pednaud — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:30:11 +0000

Remarkable young man indeed. I recently watched The Boy With The Incredible Brain, a documentary of his brush with savant Kim Peek (of Rain Man fame).

By: chad

chad — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:37:42 +0000

they should be cloning this guy!

By: redstripe

redstripe — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:09:44 +0000

I saw the 60 Minutes profile also. Very interesting fellow, but I wish Morley Safer’s questions had been a little better. I know Mr. Tammet has submitted himself to a bunch of studies and tests–it would be interesting to take a look at those to see what they predict about his (and our?) brain function & capacity.

By: dodgyd55

dodgyd55 — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:50:02 +0000

i watched this program and i was blowen away when he was able to speak fluent icelandic*

makes you wonder what the brain is capable of

By: The Liberal Avenger

The Liberal Avenger — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:34:19 +0000

He was on 60 Minutes this past weekend.

He is notable because he is only marginally suffering from autism - Asperger’s Syndrome. He apparently functions normally or close to normal when interacting with other people.

He seemed quite sweet and charming in the 60 Minutes piece.

The 60 Minutes episode - transcript and video - are here:

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