Saru Posted May 2, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 2, 2012 After being attacked by muggers, Jason Padgett went from a college dropout to a mathematical genius. Jason Padgett doesn't have a PhD, or a Masters degree. In fact, he dropped out of college and works at a futon store, but he is a mathematical genius and has been since being brutally attacked and kicked in the head by muggers a decade ago. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-buzz/jason-padgett-turns-math-genius-head-injury-153226692.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Posted May 2, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 2, 2012 A beautiful result out of an ugly incident. Wish more cases like this were around, but I guess we don't need that many savants. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolci Posted May 2, 2012 #3 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Just goes to show, we all have it in us, but it's been suppressed. We need to either activate it or deactivate what suppresses it. It'd help if we could get rid of the conditioning in our societies for an overwhelming over-use of left-brain functions while totally neglecting right-brain functions based on belief that they are useless and unreliable. Maybe David Icke is right in The Lion Sleep No More. For a short explanation search "David Icke: How To Free Your Mind" on youtube. Makes sense to me and this article just confirms it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paracelse Posted May 2, 2012 #4 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Could this be done without the mugging? Could a dubya become Brainiac after a bump on the head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behaviour??? Posted May 2, 2012 #5 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Is there a Savant Syndrome of girls? *innocent* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryso Posted May 2, 2012 #6 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Just going to take a head-dive out my window 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted May 2, 2012 #7 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I'll be right back, I'm going to go smash my skull and see if I get better at math! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted May 2, 2012 #8 Share Posted May 2, 2012 2 + 2 = umm.... *smashes forehead on desk* = 4 Holy crap it works! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted May 2, 2012 #9 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He should have no problem "counting his blessings" then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted May 2, 2012 #10 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Reminds me of the term "knocking some sense into you" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted May 2, 2012 #11 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Man... I need to get mugged.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ford Posted May 2, 2012 #12 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I wonder if it has effected the DMT production in his brain? People that have taken the illegal drug DMT or magic mushrooms sometimes are able to see and understand complex patterns and thoughts. Unfortunately they are so intoxicated with the drug they are unable to write down or draw their experience and forget it soon after they come down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am Not Resisting Posted May 2, 2012 #13 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I clicked on the link to see some of his drawings and they are really pretty. I mean, I guess as pretty as a shape or pattern can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th_wall Posted May 3, 2012 #14 Share Posted May 3, 2012 It says hes a math genius but I don't understand how the genius extends past that of fractals of pi. Does he have an in depth grasp for more than one mathematical field? How far into geometry does his genius go? Does he only see the patterns or is there deeper understanding there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majin nemesis Posted May 3, 2012 #15 Share Posted May 3, 2012 maybe that's what happened to Newton after the apple hit him on the head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted May 3, 2012 #16 Share Posted May 3, 2012 It looks like I'll be hanging around the bad part of town today... dressed as an old woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulAnarchy Posted May 10, 2012 #17 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Man... I need to get mugged.... Agreed, I must be due a good mugging then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalcase Posted May 10, 2012 #18 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I guess I could mug a few of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted May 10, 2012 #19 Share Posted May 10, 2012 With my luck, I'd get mugged and end-up needing to wear Huggies... and eating through a straw. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted May 12, 2012 #20 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I suppose that if I took a rubber mallet to my head the local psych ward would see things differently. Dang, maybe my elementary teacher should have slammed the ruler against my head instead of my knuckles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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