http://toshuo.com/2007/daniel-tammet-the-boy-with-the-incredible-brain/ learning Chinese, teaching English, trying to understand more Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:22:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://toshuo.com/2007/daniel-tammet-the-boy-with-the-incredible-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-4069 Jonathan Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:40:29 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/daniel-tammet-the-boy-with-the-incredible-brain/#comment-4069 Matt, you are comparing Kim Peek's (Rainman) memory and math with Daniel's memory and math, however you are not recognizing the intelligence required to communicate effectively with other people--this intelligence occupies space in our thoughts which leaves less space for other forms of intelligence. I would say that Daniel's communication intelligence is beyond that of Kim's. Kim may exceed Daniel in other forms of intelligence, but I would say that this is because Kim has more space in his thoughts for these forms of intelligence because that space is not being occupied by communication intelligence like it is in Daniel’s mind. Matt, you are comparing Kim Peek’s (Rainman) memory and math with Daniel’s memory and math, however you are not recognizing the intelligence required to communicate effectively with other people–this intelligence occupies space in our thoughts which leaves less space for other forms of intelligence. I would say that Daniel’s communication intelligence is beyond that of Kim’s. Kim may exceed Daniel in other forms of intelligence, but I would say that this is because Kim has more space in his thoughts for these forms of intelligence because that space is not being occupied by communication intelligence like it is in Daniel’s mind.

]]> http://toshuo.com/2007/daniel-tammet-the-boy-with-the-incredible-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-4068 Matt Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:25:05 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2007/daniel-tammet-the-boy-with-the-incredible-brain/#comment-4068 I wish I could say that I found this documentary really convincing. The guy definitely does some interesting stuff but he doesn't seem to hold a candle to Rainman... I wish I could say that I found this documentary really convincing. The guy definitely does some interesting stuff but he doesn’t seem to hold a candle to Rainman…

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