http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/friday-math-movie-the-rain-man-in-each-of-us/830 Mathematics, learning, computing, travel - and whatever... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:48:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/friday-math-movie-the-rain-man-in-each-of-us/830/comment-page-1#comment-12783 Chris Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:07:40 +0000 http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/friday-math-movie-the-rain-man-in-each-of-us/830#comment-12783 Catalyst (the Australian Broadcasting Commission weekly science show) screened a UK program that featured this chap I think. There was an equally impressive other fellow, who visualised the solution to mathematical problems as shapes in his mind. He too was on the edge of being able to communicate and interact, but you could also tell by his behaviour there was something else going on. Catalyst (the Australian Broadcasting Commission weekly science show) screened a UK program that featured this chap I think. There was an equally impressive other fellow, who visualised the solution to mathematical problems as shapes in his mind. He too was on the edge of being able to communicate and interact, but you could also tell by his behaviour there was something else going on.

]]> http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/friday-math-movie-the-rain-man-in-each-of-us/830/comment-page-1#comment-12652 Darmok Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:06:00 +0000 http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/friday-math-movie-the-rain-man-in-each-of-us/830#comment-12652 Yes, I find the hand movements fascinating! He clearly has some sort of visual representation of these calculations (brings synesthetes to mind)—how interesting! Yes, I find the hand movements fascinating! He clearly has some sort of visual representation of these calculations (brings synesthetes to mind)—how interesting!

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