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Daniel Tammet is a person that apparently possesses many of the special talents that 'idiot savants' have been observed to possess, while having few or none of the mental/social drawbacks. In particular, he is able to communicate what certain aspects of being a savant are like to him, which promises to be fascinating. This links to both his page and the 60 Minutes spot on him (with video clips, naturally).
This is at least in part a place-marker for me so that I'll remember to check this out later.
Daniel Tammet is a person that apparently possesses many of the special talents that 'idiot savants' have been observed to possess, while having few or none of the mental/social drawbacks. In particular, he is able to communicate what certain aspects of being a savant are like to him, which promises to be fascinating. This links to both his page and the 60 Minutes spot on him (with video clips, naturally).
This is at least in part a place-marker for me so that I'll remember to check this out later.