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Born on a Blue Day Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

Daniel Tammet

Traces the inspiring story of an autistic savant with genius-level mathematical talents, describing how he was eschewed by his classmates in spite of his near-photographic memory and super-human capacity for math and language, in a firsthand account that offers insight into how he experiences the wo...

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It was mentioned as a book about Daniel Tammet, who sees shapes when he thinks about numbers and has a photographic memory, which helps him do extraordinary things with numbers.

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It reminds me of how Daniel Tammet who - there's this book called Born on a Blue Day.

— Episode: CLASSIC: Real-life Superpowers

Episode: CLASSIC: Real-life Superpowers

It was mentioned as a book about Daniel Tammet, who sees shapes when he thinks about numbers and has a photographic memory, which helps him do extraordinary things with numbers.

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It reminds me of how Daniel Tammet who - there's this book called Born on a Blue Day.

Episode: What is Acquired Savant Syndrome?

The podcasters compared Jason Padgett's acquired savant syndrome experience to the author, who also experienced synesthesia, and its effects on his life.

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It's very similar.

Episode: What is Acquired Savant Syndrome?

The book, authored by Daniel Tammet, was discussed in relation to the similar experiences of savant syndrome with Jason Padgett and his perceptual changes.

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It's very similar.

Episode: What is Acquired Savant Syndrome?

It was discussed as being similar to Jason Padgett's experience. The speaker indicated a similarity in the way that synesthesia affected both individuals.

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Yeah, it's like Daniel Tamet, the gentleman who wrote Born on a Blue Day.

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