Currents · Science · 2026-08-22
In 2002, a salesman started seeing maths everywhere after being beaten up outside a bar. The violent attack gave him acquired savant syndrome, says science
A former futon salesman from Tacoma had little interest in mathematics before a violent attack outside a bar in 2002. After suffering a brain injury, he began seeing everyday objects as geometric patterns and became deeply drawn to mathematics. Researchers later linked his unusual abilities to acqui... A former futon salesman from Tacoma had little interest in mathematics before a violent attack outside a bar in 2002. After suffering a
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