The Paris Traveler

If you read my post Kim Peek….Is There a French Connection and went over to Clara’s website, Tips of All Sorts, then you have probably seen the five amazing videos I spoke about featuring Kim Peek. Clara has brought to my attention another savant, this time from Great Britian by the name of Daniel Tammet. Like Peek, Tammet (the Boy with the Incredible Brain) has extraordinary abilities!  You can read more about him in his book, Born on a Blue Day.
Daniel Tammet does not only conquer numbers, but languages as well! It took me years to become fluent in French; Daniel Tammet …read more

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Clara over at Tips of All Sorts has five great video clips about Kim Peek who is better know as “Rain Man” depicted by Dustin Hoffman in the awarding winning film by the same name.
It’s part of a fascinating documentary about the man, who some say is, “the world’s greatest savant.” Since the influence of computers and search engines in our daily lives, Peek has also become known as “a living Google”! All I can say is we sat around and watched the videos in awe.
I know, this is a blog about Paris, but so what. From time to time …read more

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