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Jason Padgett grew up struggling in school — until one night in 2002 when he was attacked in a bar and everything changed. Padgett said after the incident, he was using areas of the brain he didn’t previously have access to; he experienced choppy vision, was drawing intricate shapes and was seeing complex mathematical objects everywhere. Dr. Darold Treffert, a world renowned expert on savants, later diagnosed Padgett with acquired savant syndrome, which explained Padgett’s new skills. Padgett joins Megyn Kelly TODAY to share his story.
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How 1 Man’s Brain Injury Turned Him Into A Math Savant | Megyn Kelly TODAY
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This man just see the linear structure of things, math is a language for measuring things and combine things in a diferrent way. Like come on life doesnt function with "math". Math measures, not fundament the causes of things.
Great now can he solve P=NP
Friday the 13th coincidence? I think not.
9:14 chick in the back was me this entire video
Friday the 13th-
true story- I met this dude like 15 years ago while I was trying to buy a futon. We talked for like an hour because this had just happened to him. Amazing man!
The gift is that most humans don’t have to think about these things while they perform them. It’s sad to realize that his brain is glitching in a sense forcing him to calculate the most mundane things in this world. Both a blessing and a curse.
I used to be smart until I got jumped on by thugs , whomp whomp
He's just selling his book… That's what all this is about… You would think if someone woke up one day gifted in Mathematics they would persue a field that can change the world for everyone. If not, why should I know about this person's gift?
I read savant as savage…
Math savage……..
Hehe
Meanwhile…
Math: 57+40=?
Me: Hold on, let me get my fingers out for this. ✍☝️✌👌
5:51 Everytime i took my math class..
Not too bothered about the fractals stuff, make him do some arithmetic!
It literally makes me sick when people like megan pretend being dumb is cute or funny. Its not cute. Its not funny. Its pathetic.
Someone hit me. I got a quiz tomorrow.
0:49 this guy had a SS symbol when he was young… Horrific.
I can't believe people are so naive
Plot twist, his future self went back in time to give himself savant syndrome.
Past Jason: I'm not a genius
Future Jason: I'm about to start this man's whole career
Make this man millionaire already so he could accomplish something great and not worry about feeding his family.
Numberphile to talk show. To trading.
He touches on it in a TED talk, but I think this guy is viewing multiple realities…
Someone needs to knock me some sense into me
She sound so dumb, she would make ANYONE seams like a genius xD
Got my hammer. Wish me luck..
This story, has basically "story" written all over it. Most everything about it seems like something they concocted to generate views. Everything about it seems designed to pull an audience based on cliche like ideas. Gets injured, suddenly a genius.. Goes from jock to einstein in one blow. It could be possible that a blow could rearrange something to open up a past potential ability, but that in itself is so near to impossible. Add on the rest of the unlikely parts to the story and anyone smart can tell it's suspect. Any effort to research this person leads only very few web pages and the ones that exist are all about booking a showing, tickets and so on. There would normally be multiple web pages, forums, research teams, past articles… but with this guy, no. I can't say it's not true, but I can say that this has a lot questionable things… OR to be real, but incredibly stretched.
I’m opening up my own business
For the low price of $100 you can come into my office and I’ll hit you right in the back of the head with a baseball bat as hard as I can until you see the light
No refunds…
Fascinating. The Brain is an amazing organ which we have yet to understand let alone fully comprehend.
This guy is a fake… U can tell he devoured math books
I wonder what would happen if i get hit in the head lol
I had half my brain removed after an accident, now I speak Polish
I had a gluteal brain tumor removed and now the only memory I have is getting attacked from behind
OMG
But does he know the recipe to the Krabby Patty?
I’m certain that lady in red at 9:20 is seeing fractals too, but it’s because she’s on shrooms….
How sad that such a wonderful gift should be turned into that obscenity, which is making money. Shame on you dude.
This guy was on Ancient Aliens.
I’m gonna wack my head with a hammer to see if I can become a math genius.
Usually when they say Math Genius they mean arithmetic savant but this really is mathematics.
Nothing he said is remarkable.
Daniel Tammet is remarkable.
1:20 someone must’ve dosed him
0:30 oh so reciting equations makes you a mathematical genius? 2 + 5 = 7 😎
Someone hit me in the head please. I want to be a genius.
This sounds like a movie script
Lol this is like real life limitless without the pills 😩