In 2002, Jason Padgett was brutally beaten outside a karaoke bar, resulting in a brain concussion and a severe case of PTSD.
But this may have actually been the best thing that happened to him because he now has Acquired Savant Syndrome.
Savant syndrome is a condition in which a person demonstrates profound and remarkable knowledge after suffering a physical or psychological trauma.Β
Jason began to see complex mathematical shapes everywhere he looked.
He noticed that he could clearly perceive lines and curves in the running water that he washed in and the rays of sunlight that came through his windows.Β
He began to see the world in terms of mathematical formulae that appeared as physical shapes in his brain.
Savant skills are usually found in one or more of five major areas: art, musical abilities, calendar calculation, mathematics, and spatial skills andΒ as many as 50 cases of sudden or acquired savant syndrome have been reported, thought likely many more go unreported.
A genetically engineered origin of SARS-CoV-2 is on the table. Especially in light of the recently leaked DEFUSE @EcoHealthNYC proposal from early 2018.
Start listening from 42:55 in the @ScienceMagazine@AAAS panel here:
https://t.co/TeA8XpmQIc