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Discovering Savants
Oliver Sacks

Discovering Savants

Jun 7, 2025

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"They couldn't even do basic arithmetic. And yet at the same time, they could generate prime numbers in six digits."

Dr. Diane recounts a case of Oliver Sacks that got her interested in studying savants...

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx5q0P548IU

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