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Inside the Brilliant Mind of a Mathematician Savant

At an early age, Daniel Tammet was capable of performing high-level calculations in his head without being taught. Now, Tammet—who was diagnosed with Autism as a boy—has come to own his abilities as a savant, memorizing more than 22,000 decimals of Pi. He spoke to VICE about his struggle with...

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