Watched a really interesting program last night about some extraordinary people. The person they focused on was called Daniel Tammet. If you search using Google you will actually find out loads of information about him. He was able to do massive calculations really quick e.g. 321378323 x 78321332. The thing is he did not work at out as such but knew the answer without thinking. He just saw it in his head (in the form of shapes). He was also able to remember PI to over 22,500 places. It was amazing stuff. What Daniel is is called a savant. Normally for people who show such amazing skills have difficulty describing what they see because of disabilities. Daniel did not have any major disabilities but was autistic so could not do thinks like drive, tell left from right and also wire a plug.
Article about Daniel on Guardian Unlimited
They also showed several other people including the character in the movie The Rainman was based on. He was like a walking encyclopedia.
I also read about a young girl who can paint amazing painting. She started painting when she was 4 – she is now on 10 years old. Read more about her.
