Daniel paul tammet

1. Daniel Tammet and Daniel Tammet and
synesthesiasynesthesia

2. Daniel tammet recent Daniel tammet recent
picturepicture
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3. Different form of synesthésiaDifferent form of synesthésia
GraphèmeGraphèmecolor : individuals letters or numbers are color : individuals letters or numbers are
tinged with a colortinged with a color

4. Different form of synesthesiaDifferent form of synesthesia
Sound Sound  color : voice, music and environmental sound color : voice, music and environmental sound
induces pictures and colors who moves around and fade induces pictures and colors who moves around and fade
when the sound stimulus ends.when the sound stimulus ends.

5. Different form of synesthesiaDifferent form of synesthesia
Numerical synesthesia : numbers are represented by 3d Numerical synesthesia : numbers are represented by 3d
géométrical forms and every number get his own formgéométrical forms and every number get his own form

6. number Pi mental number Pi mental
representationrepresentation
painting by Daniel painting by Daniel
TammetTammet

7. Mental map of numbers from synestheteMental map of numbers from synesthete

8. Daniel is a graphème color and a numerical Daniel is a graphème color and a numerical
synesthete.synesthete.
He learn to speak icelandic in one week and He learn to speak icelandic in one week and
speak eleven other languagesspeak eleven other languages
He has extraordinary computationals He has extraordinary computationals
skill.He can do every computation as skill.He can do every computation as
speed as computer because he simply speed as computer because he simply
see in his mind the mental representation see in his mind the mental representation
of the resultof the result

9. Daniel paint his mental represantation of two Daniel paint his mental represantation of two
numbersnumbers

10. ……and doing their computationand doing their computation

11. Pi and its decimalsPi and its decimals

12. Following to that many documentary are Following to that many documentary are
consecrated to him and for break his consecrated to him and for break his
frame of computer guy he write his frame of computer guy he write his
memories « born on a blue day »memories « born on a blue day »
Two years later he write a second book Two years later he write a second book
« embracing the wide sky » where he « embracing the wide sky » where he
attemps to shed light on the mystery of attemps to shed light on the mystery of
savant’s mental abilities.savant’s mental abilities.

14. Their books are considered as best seller Their books are considered as best seller
and he travels around the world to and he travels around the world to
promote theirpromote their
The same year he settle down to avignon The same year he settle down to avignon
where he is still leaving.where he is still leaving.