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Optimnem is the official site of Daniel Tammet. Read about his life and achievements and find out more about his memoir: Born On A Blue Day and the award-winning documentary programme about his amazin

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Daniel Tammet is a "super brain". He can calculate numbers to hundreds of decimal points in seconds and learn new languages in a week. Through a set of challenges against other "super b

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Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant. He can perform mind-boggling mathematical calculations at breakneck speeds. But unlike other savants, who can perform similar feats, Tammet can describe how he doe

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