Superhuman Geniuses (Extraordinary People Documentary) | Real Stories
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Length: 45min 38sec (2738 seconds)
Published: Wed Jul 19 2017
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That guy in the thumbnail was Kim Peek. Exceptional memory. Watched a documentary on him before. Fascinating how he remembered everything he ever read.
That poor pianist kid at the jazz concert.
Holy crap he was so reasonable with that man saying he couldn't stop playing just because he was tired.
Thanks for sharing! As a mother of a child missing his Corpus Callosum, I would like to point out that 1 in an estimated 4,000 births results in ACC - Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum making it among the most commonly diagnosed brain malformations. But not all people with this condition will manifest like Kim Peek. He is truly an amazing example of the brain rewiring in fascinating ways. 80% of people with this condition will present as typical with mild impact socially and developmentally many with high intelligence. The other 20% will experience moderate to severe disabilities as a result of ACC. Itβs also speculated that FG syndrome played a part in Peeks gifts. And while itβs possibly semantics, it bothers me somewhat to hear his condition described as brain damage which implies that an event occurred which damaged existing functional potential, instead of a congenital brain malformation, the result of which is spectacular adaptation that created amazing potential. Anyway, thanks for fascinating documentary and the opportunity to share my thoughts!
savant syndrome?
Kim peekβs Dad was in the same assisted living center as my Grandma. Kim would βentertainβ everyone with incredible knowledge about essentially anything.
Anyone got any idea what compound the chemist kid sketches at 36:50?
It seems to be organic but there's a lot of sections that seem to have uncommon arrangements, like the 3 carbons joined triangularly with oxygen branches on the left hand side.
typical teenager, "God gives me an idea and I make it better." had to laugh at that one.
That poor piano kid.
That was fucking fascinating! Thanks for sharing!