| 单词 | savant |
| 例句 | The doctors call my condition acquired savant syndrome. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z After I was diagnosed as a savant, school got really hard for me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t say genius, or savant, or prodigy. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “But this side was jolted awake. It’s called acquired savant syndrome.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Look at our boy Ben! He’s some kind of autistic savant when it comes to keg stands. Apparently he’s like setting a world record right now or something.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Lightning Girl, your ordinary, everyday savant cleaning lady. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z And even though I’m still in 7th-grade math and everyone—from the principal to all my classmates—knows I’m a savant, it’s more or less okay. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Acquired savant syndrome is caused by brain damage. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Please don’t tell him I’m a savant,” I whisper. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Evans, who has not met Sacks, laughs at the suggestion that he might be either autistic or a savant, but he is powerless to explain quite where his talent comes from. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I’ve thought of myself as a genius, a savant, and a freak, but never an orphan. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A few months ago the soul savant D’Angelo released a new album, “Black Messiah,” some 14 years after his previous one, “Voodoo.” Review: 20 Years Later, Jodeci Is Back, in ‘The Past, the Present, the Future’ 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Nathan, drunk on his own brilliance, is the savant who would breathe a soul into his new machine. Ex Machina: Can Two Wily Men Outsmart a Gorgeous Robot? 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z He must be some sort of redneck savant! Kurt Wagner on Lambchop, Nashville ? and being seen as a redneck 2012-02-10T00:00:01Z But there is something strange about seeing so many athletic savants wearing oversized pajamas. Olympians Stand Tall in Their Onesies 2014-02-21T21:50:07Z His condition is the central fact of his existence and the source of his genius as a math savant whose proficiency with numbers makes him so valuable. Review: In ‘The Accountant,’ a Savant With Daddy Issues Has a Dark Secret 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Rachel is something of a reality dating savant — she has a special gift for wrangling and manipulating the contestants into the overblown histrionics required for good television. “UnREAL” nails reality TV: 5 reasons why this behind-the-scenes drama is a “Bachelor” hate-watcher’s dream 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z That isn't to say that the creations of those savants aren't great – I'm not playing oppression Olympics here, and I can't wait to see the play – but the ignorance surrounding autism upsets me. Autism: of mice, men and my little bro 2013-04-30T07:00:03Z Artists often adopt personas in their work — master painter, trickster, savant — and you can see this in the 13 performances of the maverick artist William Pope.L at the Museum of Modern Art. What Makes Pope.L’s Art Endure? (It’s Not the Famous Crawls) 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z He may not be a retail savant like Gene Pressman, but Perry is a quick study. Barneys Remakes Itself for the New New York 2012-12-13T15:14:47Z Certainly the sequence reinforced a consensus among Hollywood savants that Ms. Waterston’s was a breakout performance destined to advance her career. Katherine Waterston of ‘Inherent Vice’ Shyly Captivates the Fashion World 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Emotional Journeys! can do a number on these physical savants. Fox’s populist dance spectacle 2012-09-18T18:08:00Z Jess, another savant, is obsessed with anime, but she can only endure so much unstructured interaction with actual humans. Review: ‘Uncommon Sense’ Looks at Life on the Autism Spectrum 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z I have no quarrel with the scene, which was mostly set up for a joke about how the bumbling teenager is a secret sexual savant. Arya Stark is an adult woman: "Game of Thrones" sex shock is rooted in hypocritical purity culture 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z “The Beautiful Miscellaneous,” a 1980s period piece about an accidental savant with a demanding physicist father, is an outlier from Smith’s more distantly historical works. Review | An irresistible tale of early cinema makes for perfect summer reading 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z He loved music so much, he didn't care for whom he played, how much they paid him, or whether they considered him a "genius" or a freakish "savant." 'Song of the Shank' gives poetic voice to a unique American musician 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z The Bagger is eager to hear what these comedy savants do with their scripted patter. The Carpetbagger: ?Dragon Tattoo? to Open a Day Earlier Than Planned 2011-12-13T20:32:48Z Mr. Mellman, a musical savant and a voracious consumer of new bands, gave himself the task of keeping the Julie Ruin up-to-date. Kathleen Hanna Returns With the Julie Ruin 2013-09-01T22:26:51Z It begins when Brink, whose head injury in a high school football game left him with “sudden acquired savant syndrome,” is summoned to a forbidding New York State prison by its head psychologist, Thessaly Moses. Murder in a Moneyed Fire Island Enclave 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z He is fascinated, in an appalled sort of way, by the smoothness with which seemingly opposing mythologies are blended together by the self-congratulatory savants of our day. The Silence of Animals by John Gray – review 2013-02-15T10:20:01Z Pratt is a savant of the reality-TV form, and he was, back in the day, skilled at inhabiting a nasty character, with his muscular tantrums and tremendous ego trips. “The Hills: New Beginnings” and Our Warped American Reality 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z There’s this savant genius, and then they dovetail into spirituality, and I just sit there like, “Huh?” Jim Gaffigan on Performing Stand-Up for Pope Francis 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Oakley's somewhat of a savant when it comes to snack foods, and he has always held a special place in his heart for the elusive Maine chips. Everyone in Maine is obsessed with these chips 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z As one Hollywood savant said with a shrug, “Nice doesn’t play in this town.” Ted Sarandos Talks About That Stock Drop, Backing Dave Chappelle, and Hollywood Schadenfreude 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Cast members — a mix of classical philosophers and Renaissance savants — converse, argue, scribble, read and declaim on a sprawling, but unified, “set” framed by classical architecture. In the Virtual (and Actual) Footsteps of Raphael 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z His Cummings is an asocial savant — not unlike Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes — with a penchant for working through his thoughts in a supply closet. Review: ‘Brexit’ Offers an Unsubtle Preview of Coming Elections 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Instead of being a legal savant, she's a persistent lunatic tilting at windmills for the sake of a familial love no one else can quite understand. Hilary Swank Shows Some Conviction 2010-10-14T03:45:00Z The latter was particularly comforting, because, for once, it didn't portray a savant. Autism: of mice, men and my little bro 2013-04-30T07:00:03Z As it turned out, Mr. Michele was perhaps not so much a savant as some kind of cultural dowser, wandering the landscape with a trusty witching wand. At Milan Men’s Week, the War Lives On 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z But it's a sensational figure for a movie that industry savants had forecast would bow to less than $40 million. Box Office Wrap: Going Ape for Rise of the Planet 2011-08-07T06:05:00Z Only “Fall for Your Type,” written with and featuring the emotional savant Drake, is concerned with something beyond alcohol spilling out of cups and clothes dropping on the floor. Critics? Choice: New Cds: Just Glad to Grab the Mike 2011-01-04T01:07:08Z Garth grew out of Carvey’s warm impersonation of his brother Brad, an impish savant who could fix the family dryer with a butter knife. ‘Wayne’s World’ & Me 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The D.O.T Diary Cooking Vinyl In his former life as UK garage savant the Streets, Skinner forged a new way of being a pop star, breaking down the barriers between performer and producer. Mike Skinner and Rob Harvey: halves of the Dot 2013-05-15T17:30:01Z A pop-culture savant with technique to spare, Johnson approaches the classic detective story with equal measures of breeziness and rigor. ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review: Another Clue for You All 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The kid tries to fold his arms across his chest like a Jedi savant, and misses. 3D doesn't improve 'Star Wars: Phantom Menace' 2012-02-10T19:52:03Z "This is not about fixing a voice, but fixing a mind," notes one savant. What's The King's Speech's secret weapon of mass adulation? 2011-02-22T16:45:41Z Industry savants counted the weekend as a big win. Man-Boy Box Office Battle: Sandler Edges the Bieb 2011-02-14T01:00:00Z Micah is a young math savant whose research chips away at an enormous truth that threatens to upend the economics of society. Best science fiction and fantasy to read in May 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z The feat is documented in his popular autobiography, Marathon Man, and his fans regard him as something of an endurance savant. Runner's lie? Cheating rumors didn’t stop Robert Young – but something else did 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z A genre savant, Johnson understands that one of the pleasures of mystery stories is how they turn viewers into detectives, eager amateur sleuths who also sift through the clues, false and not. ‘Knives Out’ Review: Murder Most Clever 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Fifty years on, the author remembers this suit, which, like “all” of Balenciaga’s creations, lent a quality of “poise — a savant equilibrium” to the woman who wore it. Books Of Style: Balenciaga’s World of Mystery: Books of Style 2013-01-26T00:03:55Z It’s not that any of the three particularly dazzled with their brilliance; the simplistic questions, seemingly a tad easier than in regular play, don’t lend themselves to redefining a star as a savant. Jonathan Franzen's Appearance on Jeopardy! Was Perfect TV 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z In order to get Pied Piper anywhere, Richard needs to become something more than a coding savant. 'Silicon Valley' Recap: It's Apple Maps Bad 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z According to these savants, the most notable snub-ee will be The Tree of Life, which was not one of the 10 finalists chosen by the Producer Guild, typically a reliable harbinger of Academy nominees. Critics' Awards: Early Clues to the Oscars? 2012-01-10T11:58:45Z He is a one-of-a-kind cinematic savant, cramming delectable tidbits into brief intros and outros, dissecting films with guests and conducting intimate interviews with stars of a certain age. Robert Osborne Is the Face of TCM 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Now, he’s a successful rapper, dancer and social media savant. Songs? Nah. 10k.Caash Is Making Whatever Comes Next. 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Padgett, who works in Tacoma, tells the story of how a traumatic brain injury led him to suddenly become a mathematical savant with synesthesia. Local authors write about genius, perception and jobs 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z A Twitter-age savant, he’s made a career of teaching readers how to achieve personal goals using the least amount of time and effort. The World According to Tim Ferriss 2011-03-25T21:44:29Z Gump was not a math savant as he was in the book, and was a more saintly soul. ‘Forrest Gump’ author Winston Groom dead at 77 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z She portrays a math savant, Katherine Johnson, who just turned 98, and who last year w received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama. Songs and Tears for ‘Hidden Figures’ 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Vogel was an amateur musician, perhaps more of an aficionado than a savant. The Jewish Trumpeter Who Entertained Nazis to Survive the Holocaust 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Almost every account of Blackstock’s work will call him an “autistic — or artistic, or prodigious — savant.” Gregory Blackstock’s intricate world is a charming one, too | Art review 2012-12-13T22:17:36Z He suffered a bleeding kidney and a severe concussion, and emerged a mathematical savant with synesthesia — a condition where one sense runs into the other. His brain injury made him a math genius: Science explains why 2014-05-06T21:45:00Z Mr. Barre and Mr. Giron, in interviews, described Mr. Smith as a savant cool under the pressures of a tryout, often staying up until 3 a.m. in his Chicago hotel room rewriting the script. ‘Amazing Grace,’ a Faith-Based Musical, Aims at Broadway 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z His path to celebrity was sprinkled with glowing profiles and glitzy magazine spreads that promoted a portrait of a self-made real estate savant, rather than the scion of a successful business built by his father. A history of the Trump War on Media — the obsession not even coronavirus could stop 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Other Academy watchers noticed the same thing: Steve Pond, resident Oscar savant of the industry website The Wrap, predicted a Best Picture win before he had even seen it. The Reasons Why the Oscar Race Is Already Over 2011-01-31T09:15:00Z In a picture that’s constantly in danger of being ground down by its own gloom, the brittle lightness of Eisenberg’s high-strung savant is a relief. Review: Superheroes Duke It Out in 'Batman v Superman' 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z The sprawling, fictionalized Civil War-era account of the life of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a blind savant pianist born into slavery and exploited by a string of characters, doesn’t fit neatly into any one speculative genre. Dear Match Book: Genre Fiction by Black Writers, About Black Characters 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z But the buzz from the savants in the room is that it’s not yet Katolinsky’s time. Don’t call them impersonators: Inside the jumpsuited world of Elvis Tribute Artists Made with a deft, sensuous touch, they look as if painted by a hillbilly savant with an M.F.A. Art In Review: WAYNE KOESTENBAUM, JANE CORRIGAN, JOE FYFE 2012-11-29T20:26:24Z In fact, savants make up only 10% of people with autistic spectrum disorders and, while campaigners and academics are constantly pointing this out, the media and the public tend not to listen. Autism: of mice, men and my little bro 2013-04-30T07:00:03Z But there’s no one here like Capote to guide you through the murk and no one who gives the spectacle of human struggle its spark, as the baseball savant Billy Beane does in “Moneyball.” Steve Carell and Channing Tatum in ‘Foxcatcher’ 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z "The Accountant" carries a moderate $40 million price tag with Affleck portraying an autistic math savant and weapons expert who cooks the books for criminal organizations. Ben Affleck's 'The Accountant' dominates with $24.7 million 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z The systematic structure, numbering and pattern are credited by his dealer largely to Mr. Widener’s being an autistic savant. Art Review: Opening the Folkways of Perception: Outsider Art?s Wide World of Inclusion 2011-02-11T23:25:30Z Williams is as enjoyable as he was in the early seasons of "Brockmire" where he plays a similar if more battened-down Gen Z promotional savant. The "Party Down" cater waiters are back, but has the now-famous cast outgrown the pink bow ties? 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a kindergarten teacher who finds a poet savant in her class and becomes obsessed with nurturing his talent. Sundance films try to make moral urgency entertaining — including a Laura Dern #MeToo movie 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Tucker encourages the actors’ instincts for animating Shaw’s entertaining debates: Is Joan a divinely sanctioned visionary or simply a military savant, as she leads the demoralized French to victory against the invading English? Review | The small-cast ‘Saint Joan’ at Folger Theatre is a mighty big deal. 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Yet, in the past decade, Rubin’s become a popular savant on self-improvement. Gretchen Rubin actually appears to have it all. But is that the kind of happiness guru we want? 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z What we said: Isle of Dogs is another utterly distinctive, formally brilliant exercise in savant innocence from Anderson, somewhere between arch naivety and inspired sophistication. Best films of 2018 so far 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z He’s had an extended adolescence in a lot of ways, and he’s really smart—he’s a savant. Robert Pattinson and Director David Cronenberg on Cars, Cosmopolis and Fans Who Care 2012-08-14T20:48:47Z She admitted to not being much of an MTV viewer or pop culture savant these days. ArtsBeat: In Nod to Past, MTV Revives 'Art Breaks' 2012-03-30T13:00:18Z “I don’t mean that’s how he behaved, though sometimes he did — sometimes he behaved like he was 5 years old, sometimes he behaved like an 85-year-old savant.” Mourning the Loss of a Star as He Was Preparing to Return to HBO 2013-06-20T23:08:08Z And there’s the financial savant Taylor Mason, a second-season addition to the show who quickly became a fan favorite. How “Billions” Became One of TV’s Sharpest Critiques of Power 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z If you saw Bridesmaids or Bachelorette, you know what to expect from Wilson; if not, try to keep up; the woman is a comic savant. Pitch Perfect: Back to School Isn't Usually This Much Fun 2012-09-27T14:00:21Z And Ben Affleck plays a mathematics savant with a wicked skill set in “The Accountant.” What’s on TV Saturday: The Last Season of ‘Orphan Black’ Debuts 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z And the received wisdom of the savants over at the Gold Derby awardophile website suggests that only two of the races — Actress in a Comedy or Musical and Director — are at all close. Who'll Win the Golden Globes — Besides Michael Keaton and Boyhood 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Along the way, I’ve met some of the world’s greatest experts on savant syndrome, synesthesia, and brain science. The brain injury that made me a math genius 2014-04-20T19:00:00Z Mr. Nilsson, a vegetable savant, always offers a few meatless options, complex creations like a tableau of endives and celeriac with grated chestnuts, brown butter and dried celery-leaf powder, which was rich and delicious. Restaurant Report: Museum of Spirits in Stockholm 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Adams’s affection for Monk took root when he was a rabid, aspiring musical savant himself. Why NRBQ never really needed a hit record to measure its success 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Ms. Henson plays Katherine Johnson, a math savant who calculated rocket trajectories for, among other spaceflights, the Apollo trips to the moon. Uncovering a Tale of Rocket Science, Race and the ’60s 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Supreme Court and became a key element of Dustin Hoffman's Academy Award-winning portrayal of an autistic savant in the 1988 movie "Rain Man." 'People's Court' judge Joseph Wapner dies at 97: reports 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Munching sugarcubes for no apparent reason, lead Sermet Yesil makes a winsome savant, but his tendency to communicate with his beloved in loud squawks of birdsong proves trying, to say the least. Kosmos – review 2012-06-14T20:47:01Z Stormfront is introduced as a social media savant whose acerbic commentary and outward refusal to follow Vought's rules scream "girl power." "The Boys": With new superhero Stormfront, fascism dons a mask and cape of female empowerment 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Walter White progresses from unassuming savant to opportunistic gangster — and as he does so, the show dares you to excuse him, or find a moral line that you deem a point of no return. Magazine Preview: The Dark Art of ?Breaking Bad? 2011-07-06T12:20:00Z Drake is a social media savant, but he is also hip-hop’s alpha figure and throneholder, and keenly aware of how he presents in all circumstances. Hip-Hop Rivalries Aren’t New. But the Battlefields Have Changed. 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Befuddled, I called Todd Thrasher, general manager, sommelier and “liquid savant” at Restaurant Eve, PX and others. Spirits: A bloody mary needs tomatoes, but do they have to be fresh? At 49, after six features, the writer-director has become his own genre, running weird, violent, maniacally elaborate variations on the movies he learned to love as a Manhattan Beach video-store savant a quarter-century ago. Django Unchained: Tarantino Frees the Slaves 2012-12-12T16:04:56Z The town attracts people of highly varied interests — tourists, boat builders, savants, artists, mathematicians, horticulturists, musicians, scientists, bird watchers, organic farmers, filmmakers. 12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z She is at once naïf, savant, aggressor, aggrieved — and equally compelling in all guises. Hey Violet and Terror Jr: The New Female Pop Rebels 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z A Gen Z savant, his sensibility was inherent, organic, never calculated. Lil Peep and the Dilemma of the Posthumous Album 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Stats savant Tom Brueggemann of Thompson on Hollywood rightly pegged this as “a sensational opening… the specialized marketing success story of the year so far.” Expendables 2 Takes the Top Slot Again, but Obamaphobia is Riding High 2012-08-26T22:33:37Z If you are doing any of those things, he’s a doofus savant — a tireless, grim, insightful and even, at times, ingenious DEA supercop. Breaking Bad: Five Questions We Want Answered This Season 2012-07-11T12:00:25Z Bart was an untrained tune savant, a latter-day Irving Berlin; if the songs are so hummable it’s probably because his composition method was built on humming them to an amanuensis. ‘Oliver!’ Review: Tunes, Glorious Tunes, in a Grimly Cheerful Revival 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The 20th-century extremist thinkers he discusses in his book — among them a “fascist savant” and a “right-wing Marxist” — derided Christianity, too, for an egalitarianism and compassion that they just couldn’t abide. Where Have All the Liberals Gone? 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z If you’re what media savants call an “efferent reader,” looking for the efficient take-away, his approach will drive you bonkers. Review | How Capri became a hotbed of hedonism 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Also featuring a classically inclined electronic musician, a proudly Southern rapper and a remix savant. Your week in Seattle music: Tony Bennett, Tegan and Sara and more 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z That's really the only way to see it — until Cameron and his video savants come up with a 3-D home machine that can duplicate the theater experience. Avatar on DVD Review: Pandora's Skimpy Box 2010-04-24T04:50:00Z In other words, this is folk art threaded through the needle of studied composition and artistry rather than curios fashioned by a self-taught savant. What to See Right Now in New York Art Galleries 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Every 16th-century savant and scholar and crackpot aspired to study in Prague under great minds like the astronomer Johannes Kepler and the court mathematician, Tycho Brahe. Unmasking Magic and Murder in the Best New Crime 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Other Academy watchers noticed the same thing: Steve Pond, resident Oscar savant of industry website The Wrap, predicted a Best Picture win before he had even seen it. After SAG Awards, Why Oscar-Winner Guessing Game Is Over 2011-02-21T14:05:00Z The young Moses was a political savant with the vision to operate beyond the boundaries of municipalities, cities and bureaucracies and get big things done. Critic’s Notebook: Changes Needed After Hurricane Sandy Include Politics 2012-11-19T23:00:17Z The most notable is Christopher Boone, the innocent savant of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, whose immutability is the touchstone for the moral behaviour of all the other characters. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion – review 2013-04-05T08:01:01Z In April, James Holzhauer, a savant "Jeopardy!" strategist born the same year that Trebek started hosting the show, moved in to the champion position and then stayed there for 32 more episodes. Alex Trebek is asking the right question after his latest cancer setback 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Simpson plays him as an impatient savant, forever sternly exhaling and chafing against his superiors. Review: Who Killed Biggie and Tupac? ‘Unsolved’ Might Know 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Richard may be an algorithm savant, but his colleagues refuse to listen when his computer model warns of looming market instability. ‘Mosquito State’ Review: Bugging Out 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z After a lifetime of watching — and rewatching — Disney animations, Owen has, for all intents and purposes, developed a savant’s knowledge of their nuance and arcana. ‘Life, Animated’: For one young man, the prison of autism turns out to be a palace 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z “The Good Wife” has cornered the market on the ditz savant. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Prime Time’s Other Women in Power 2014-05-02T12:00:01Z “He was kind of a comedy savant, a wizard,” Mr. Maron said, adding that Mr. Pearl ran in the same circles as Robin Williams. Catch Charlie Barnett and Other Rising Stand-Up Stars Who Never Hit the Top 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z “I mean, Chip doesn’t need me. He’s a football savant, so I’ve just been very appreciative of being here, seeing how he does things the right way.” Eager to serve, retired Marine Capt. Bryce McDonald continues a legacy at UCLA 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z In one, the former mogul was a brilliant but hapless savant, whose mistakes as CEO allowed for massive fraud to be carried out under his nose. Everyone got duped by Sam Bankman-Fried's big gamble 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Warwick, widely heralded as a Twitter savant, was none too pleased with Musk’s plan and revealed she intended to have a word. Dionne Warwick will be speaking with 'young man' Elon Musk over plan to nix blocking on X 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z He was a savant who didn’t fit into the real world as easily as the make-believe one. The weird and wonderful life of L.A.’s most bizarre celebrity photographer 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z While remarkable, RJ’s total recall doesn’t put him in the category of an autistic savant, the best-known of whom is a Hollywood creation. RJ Peete isn't just a clubhouse attendant with autism. He's a central part of the Dodgers family 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z Instead of receiving clinical help, angry paranoiacs like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are invited to congressional hearings and treated like savants. Why America is going backward: Being the richest nation in history isn't enough 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z They knew they were being raised by a basketball savant, one good enough to lead Los Angeles high schools in scoring before going to USC on a basketball scholarship. Bob Thate, shooting coach extraordanaire, leaves a lasting legacy 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Long ago two ancient Greek savants, Democritus and Leucippus, argued that matter consists of atoms, a notion that would be confirmed more than two millennia later. The Most Surprising Discoveries in Physics 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z People spoke admiringly of his skills in music and math, even to the point of exaggerating how much of a savant he was. Donald Triplett, ‘Case 1’ in the Study of Autism, Dies at 89 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z “He has traces of being a savant but is not in that category.” RJ Peete isn't just a clubhouse attendant with autism. He's a central part of the Dodgers family 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z Homemaking savant Martha Stewart apparently doesn’t like the idea of a permanent home office. Martha Stewart's 'rampage' to end remote work stirs online ire and a Kevin O'Leary retort 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Right-wing culture war rhetoric packs its hardest punch when it is connected to deeper cultural divisions between the college-educated and the non-college-educated, divisions Trump intuitively understands as a tabloid media savant. Ron DeSantis is dry and dull — yet still more dangerous than Donald Trump 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z But, like any savant of the sport, she was a perfectionist. Tynes: Brittney Griner is still fighting to complete her comeback 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z “She was something of a savant,” Richardson said. Marilyn Brenneman, barrier-breaking prosecutor, ‘leaves a tremendous legacy’ 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z A visit with Michael Berman, the political savant and California kingmaker who died last week, was a throwback to another time. Column: He was a California kingmaker and political genius. But Michael Berman preferred anonymity 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z A blank savant, he goes from set-builder to in-demand editor — making a splash at Cannes, stumbling through petty crime and glamorous parties along the way. The Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf: Speculative Fiction 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z None of this has made the savants of the tech world the least bit grateful. Opinion | Silicon Valley is again in denial about its dependency on the feds 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z “She was incredible — she was like a savant,” Herek said, adding that Nettles, who played the role of young Dolly’s mother, absorbed his feedback immediately. Jennifer Nettles wants you to believe in ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z As characters, tech bros — hoodie-wearing descendants of the mad scientist — have formed an archetype: Masters of the universe whose hubris leads to catastrophe, social media savants who can’t manage their personal relationships. When Hollywood needs a movie villain, the tech bro answers 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Milano was a “savant with the puck,” Elland said, a player with abundant skill with his stick. How Dylan Strome and Sonny Milano rebooted their careers with the Caps 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z A longtime savant of the arts and culture scene, Baine also writes about development and other topics. Santa Cruz 'news desert'? An industry guru's digital startup challenges local rivals 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z A noted autism expert who spent time with Blackstock as an adult, described him as a “prodigious savant,” said his cousin Dorothy Frisch. Seattle artist Gregory Blackstock dies at 77 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z “President Reagan was a savant indeed — the nine most frightening words to hear are ‘I am from the government and here to help.’” Social Security numbers of Trump officials, allies posted in Jan. 6 files 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Kelly’s palpable excitement, followed by an in-home visit, only intensified Moore’s interest in playing for the coach who’s widely considered an offensive savant. Dante Moore's arrival at UCLA is ultimate Hollywood tale, scripted on his own whiteboard 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z “On the pitching side, he’s a savant. He was ahead of the curve in terms of analytics, in terms of how to train,” Cone said. Dodgers cut ties with Trevor Bauer rather than keep him for 2023 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z One internal enemy who McCarthy eventually won over called him “a savant of relationships,” with the goal always out in the open: winning the speaker’s gavel. Analysis | Kevin McCarthy wasn’t ‘the one’ 7 years ago. He wasn’t on Tuesday, either. 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z A turning point occurred around age 40, when Blackstock began creating the distinctive drawings for which he became known, where his remarkable skills as a prodigious savant came to the fore. Seattle artist Gregory Blackstock dies at 77 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Crackpots who were once compelled to howl in the wilderness are now the savants of this propaganda empire. There really is a "great replacement" — but it's not what Tucker Carlson says it is 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z The entire premise of his reality show, "The Apprentice," was that he was some kind of business savant. Is America's infatuation with billionaires finally coming to an end? 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Now, hate campaigns against vulnerable groups are de rigueur for rabid right-wing media savants such as Tucker Carlson, who doubled down on spiteful anti-transgender rhetoric immediately after the Colorado shooting. Column: California takes the lead on hate. That's a good thing. Someone has to 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z And number two, everyone in this city is a savant or expert on one very specific thing. The most intimate food experience in L.A. is happening at the crib 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The skills that would one day make him a scrambling savant were born largely out of necessity. Caleb Williams mastering the art of escape as USC's football Houdini 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The former multi-sport superstar and flashy personality has turned into a marketing and recruiting savant. Primetime to the SEC? Auburn ‘may target’ Deion Sanders as next football coach: Report 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Lincoln Riley, the program’s new head coach, is a young offensive savant with a cutthroat attitude about winning. College football review: A year ago, USC dumped Clay Helton. Both sides are better off 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Woo Young-woo, like the “Good Doctor” protagonist and some other autistic characters from films or TV, has savant syndrome, which in her case gives her the ability to memorize and analyze vast amounts of information. In South Korea, a Hit Show Brings Autism Into the Spotlight 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z She’s something of a dumpling savant, not only designing the image that would serve as the basis for dumpling emoji across the social landscape but also studying the history of the doughy bundles. Review | Yu Noodles is a small chain that will expand your universe 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z In popular media, the artist as prisoner is a potent if rare figure, usually rendered through fanciful imaginings of artistic savants. The Artists Taking on Mass Incarceration 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Now that it’s the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Dodgers, a few of the savants were sitting around trying to decide who was the most valuable Dodger in the history of the franchise. Here are some of Vin Scully’s most memorable calls and quotes 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z He was a star who did the dirty work, a defensive savant who led the Boston Celtics to 11 championships by excelling at whatever winning required. Perspective | Bill Russell made America better by demanding better from America 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z She’s also a budding artist, “almost a savant,” as Hunt puts it, expressing her deepest feelings in vibrant sketches that come to animated life and show what she can’t tell. ‘Amber Brown’ springs to TV under Bonnie Hunt’s sure hand 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Soto is in this position because he is nothing short of a savant, and there’s so much evidence to support it. Perspective | Juan Soto’s peers aren’t all-stars. They’re the all-time greats. 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z A prolific maker of widows, orphans and history, Napoleon was a war savant who understood the perils of tentativeness. Opinion | Now is no time to go tentative on military aid for Ukraine 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z And in hindsight, the move again makes Ainge look like a savant. Perspective | By weathering the Heat, the young Celtics show how much they’ve grown 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z As played by the Australian actor Jason Clarke, he is a basketball savant with serious rage issues, prone to throwing trophies, breaking golf clubs and drinking to excess. The Pitfalls of Oven-Ready TV 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Rex Lewis-Clack, a person with autism, is considered a “prodigious musical savant,” a term used to describe someone with extraordinary abilities while experiencing major impairments in others. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z And it would be a stretch to say the conjectures in the revived texts contain new information about how European savants thought about Africans or the slave trade in the 18th century. Review | From 1741, bizarre ideas about what made people Black 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z When social media savants here at The Post strongly urged me to set up an account, I dutifully did so — but mostly ignored the little tweety bird icon on my phone. Opinion | If Elon Musk wants Twitter, he’s welcome to it 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Bickerstaff called him a basketball “savant” before Rondo got nine assists in 26 productive minutes against the Nets. Cavs get second shot at playoffs, must slow Hawks’ Young 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z “Vince is a savant when it comes to writing,” says producer Michael Uzowuru, a longtime friend and collaborator who executive produced “Ramona Park Broke My Heart” with Beats. The first rule to understanding Vince Staples? Don't even try 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Elizabeth becomes a national somebody not in the lab but as a kitchen savant on a local afternoon television show called “Supper at Six.” Review | At age 64, debut novelist Bonnie Garmus makes the case for experience 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z As these savants began to free themselves from scriptural explanations, they pioneered a new wave of scientific racism. Review | From 1741, bizarre ideas about what made people Black 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z But Wright’s son, Lloyd Wright, was a savant in the style as well. Lloyd Wright’s Derby House, a Mayan-inspired gem, asks $3.3 million 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z When television and movies do include adults on the spectrum, they are often savants, like Dustin Hoffman’s character in “Rain Man.” Mitch McConnell vs. Republicans 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z It’s easy to dismiss her influence because we don’t see her as a savant the way that we see Prince or Michael Jackson or Madonna. 'In Defense of Whitney Houston': How author Gerrick D. Kennedy reframes the diva story 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Carl Gauss, a German savant of the 19th century, called it an isolated claim of “very little interest.” The Texas Oil Heir Who Took On Math’s Impossible Dare 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z And yet those who seek to dismiss the prolific Spaniard as some sort of unstoppable gusher or helpless savant are responding to a caricature. Review | The last volume in ‘A Life of Picasso’ is just as astounding as its predecessors 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Shaw called Lue a “basketball savant” who uses feel and timing to pluck from an extensive mental “menu of plays.” Reggie Jackson, Eric Bledsoe have found roles in shaky Clippers lineup 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z After all, almost every savant, soothsayer or mildly observant Atlanta sports fan of the last quarter-century or so had figured the Braves would flame out before winning the World Series. Alabama Picks Georgia Apart, Setting Course for Another Playoff 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z A story about young savants trying to take down the Japanese government through acts of terrorism, Terror in Resonance is either Watanabe’s most muted success or his most ambitious failure. Beyond Bebop: a guide to the works of Shinichiro Watanabe 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Kelly was the hot name, the offensive savant who went 46-7 at Oregon. UCLA vs. Arizona State: Key storylines entering Bruins' showdown with Sun Devils 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z All the while, her reputation grew as the new literary savant of the American West. It's harder to love up close: Claire Vaye Watkins is the new voice of the American West 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z “Vic, he’s another one of those guys who just is a savant with defense,” concurred Jets first-year head coach Robert Saleh. Jets’ Wilson next target for Denver’s defensive guru Fangio 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z The singer, rapper and internet savant has finally released his full-length debut, ‘Montero,’ which strikes an impressive balance between craft and heart. Lil Nas X's soulful 'Jolene' cover would make Dolly Parton proud 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z And now we have political savants across the spectrum ranting about how we need to continue our efforts to solve what amounts to tribal warfare in a country some 7,000 miles distant. Opinion | When will we learn? 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z A tennis savant who could have won a clutch of majors were it not for his combustible temperament, aversion to coaching and refusal to crisscross the globe chasing ranking points and tournament titles. Nick Kyrgios, with a fresh approach and showman’s flair, is ready to defend his Citi Open title 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z An engineering savant who is completing a summer internship at IBM, Johnson is one of the smartest guys on campus who happens to be intensely likeable. News Analysis: Twelve reasons why UCLA basketball could hoist title banner No. 12 next season 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z The outcome was the Helsinki Final Act of 1975, signed by President Gerald Ford over the objections of the political savants of the day. Opinion | Donald Rumsfeld’s complicated legacy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z This 4-year-old sailing savant is just one of the many quirky but driven characters who make up the latest nautical adventure cooked up by the folks at the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Washington mariners will row, paddle and sail 360 miles across Puget Sound in nautical race 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z ‘He’s like a savant,’ Lawrence Frank, the Clippers’ president of basketball operations, said of guard Rajon Rondo, who was added before the trade deadline. Kawhi Leonard powers Clippers past 76ers in Doc Rivers' return 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z “He’s like a savant,” Frank said on a videoconference with reporters. Clippers' addition of Rajon Rondo gives them a needed 'orchestrator,' team president says 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Of course Winthrop, the team Kelsey helms for a ninth season, is already a mainstay in the addled minds of bracket savants. Just where is Winthrop? Back in the NCAA tournament, for starters. 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Pasternack, 56, developed a reputation as a kind of seafood savant. Esca, a Seafood Standout in the Theater District, Closes 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z The young savants following the judiciary hearing on Twitter were uncharitable toward the veterans. Opinion | It’s time to talk about term limits for the Senate 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Capitol, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not sound like the Democratic congresswoman, the political savant and the conservative lightning rod that she is. Perspective | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared her personal story and revealed our collective trauma 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z It’s no wonder the Instagram savant is a master of social media: In his day job, he’s BuzzFeed’s deputy director of social media. 'The Axe Body Spray of mansions': Inside the zany Instagram world of Zillow Gone Wild 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z I looked at him as an outlier, a savant when it came to business. A rare portrait of Black men: Aldis Hodge knows the impact of 'One Night in Miami' 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Trump is no public servant, no brilliant businessman, no rich savant and no political leader. Our psychopath president has finally imploded: And all this was totally predictable 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z He’s a partner and beverage manager at the Columbia Room, the Shaw neighborhood hideaway that Derek Brown and his cast of mixology savants turned into one of the best bars in America. Review | These two McRib knockoffs are so much better than the real thing 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z For his savant’s ability to rile and ride social resentment. Opinion | Trump is engaging in U.S. history’s deadliest-ever sulk 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Coaches talk about Burrow as if he is a football savant for the way he processes a play against a specific defense and how to take advantage of it. Rookie QBs were expected to struggle this year. Instead they’re setting a record pace. 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Scott’s sweeping vocals and Kelley’s slight grit made them ideal singing partners, while Haywood served as a guitar savant. One name, two musical acts and a story of privilege: How the Lady A controversy captured the state of the music industry in 2020 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The Rams’ balanced, productive offensive game was encouraging for a unit that struggled regularly in the second half of last season, endangering McVay’s reputation as an offensive savant. Rams’ new defense gets off to strong start in beating Dallas 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z “He’s an excellent leader. He’s an excellent supply-chain logistics savant. And I’m very, very pleased with his performance since coming on board.” Postal Service governors back Louis DeJoy, say they are ‘thrilled’ with his performance 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z And Hayes is eager to show he’s not just some sort of defensive savant. Pirates rookie 3B Hayes ready to carry on family legacy 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Swift, of course, is a songwriting savant, a preposterously gifted shaper of tunes and hooks. Review: Taylor Swift's radically intimate 'Folklore' is the perfect quar album 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z I call these hypothetical general intelligences “savant systems” because they have all sorts of deficits relative to normal humans. Who Wants to Be a Cyborg? 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z The truth is that Democrats aren't paranoid about Trump winning again because they think he is a political savant. Yeah, Donald Trump's gonna cheat and this election will be hellish: Your angst is for real 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Trump's genius performances are the stuff of a savant. Trump is a brilliant performance artist: We can't defeat him without understanding that 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z He has expressed an astonishing lack of knowledge while at the same time claiming to be a medical savant. For Trump, Coronavirus Proves to Be an Enemy He Can’t Tweet Away 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z A showman as well as a football savant — he popularized the forward pass in the 1920s — he leveraged publicity from winning games to turn Notre Dame into a nationally recognized university with a cultish following. The Super Bowl presidency 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z The makings of something were there: the head coach was obviously a schematic savant; Lynch said all the right things, and had a defined vision; Garoppolo flashed talent. How the 49ers transformed from losers to a perfectly balanced Super Bowl contender 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z In many ways, it won’t be easy to follow Leach, who in addition to being a savant in developing his Air Raid offense was as quirky as they came. Can new WSU football coach Nick Rolovich step out of Mike Leach’s shadow? 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z He’ll remind the world that there is indeed a real, beating heart inside this cyborg of a football savant. Spygate 2 is spoiling Bill Belichick's improbable charm offensive 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z As befits an American giant, Edison was not merely a scientific savant. Thomas Edison’s brilliant life, told in reverse 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z A generation ago, many founders were regarded as brilliant if crazy savants — product geniuses who weren’t to be trusted with operating a real company. The Week the C.E.O.s Got Smacked 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z A savant with an encyclopedic knowledge of music, he pored over the covers of his 2,000-album record collection and often beat friends at Trivial Pursuit, always ready with a witty reply. He was 'goofy and innocent and often annoying,' but he inspired a tough town to celebrate eccentricities 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z One is that Donald Trump is a savant and that everything is three-dimensional chess, Trump is supposedly five moves ahead of everybody else. "We're all going to wear a scarlet letter": Tim Alberta on the rise of Trump and the fall of the GOP 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z She was also a publicity savant, with an intuitive knack for doling out just enough personal disclosures to seem relatable yet remain intriguing. Taylor and Kanye: How two superstars, four words and 15 seconds of TV influenced a decade of pop culture 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z That smash hit led to the even more popular Trump show, “Celebrity Apprentice,” all of which helped Zucker gain a reputation as a television savant. CNN boss once hosted Kamala Harris breakfast, praised then-district attorney as ‘important’ for America, report says 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z All that helps shed light on the hitting savant, the guy “holding sermon” on the nuances of his batting approach to teammates listening raptly in the back of team charters, according to Charlton. For Mariners fans and teammates alike, why the connection to Edgar Martinez is so deep and so emotional 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z He said the president was a “savant” in understanding how media works, and that it’s important not to drown in all the material he provides. TV networks staffing up to cover 2020 presidential election 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z “It was a miscalculation. The crowds were a lot more than predicted by the savants.” How Pebble Beach became the USGA's crown jewel of U.S. Open sites - Golf Digest 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the hall’s first concert in front of an audience of politicians, Hollywood players, captains of industry and cultural savants. Timeline: How Bunker Hill transformed Los Angeles and Grand Avenue 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z That amazing e-commerce savant who created a billion-dollar company selling shoes from her apartment. What's the dynamic demographic running America's small businesses? Older people 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Bennett, a coaching savant since starting his career with consecutive 26-win seasons at lowborn hoops outpost Washington State, just achieved the ultimate validation. Perspective | Heartbreak didn’t change Tony Bennett. Neither will his greatest triumph. 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z And so I became known as a blackjack savant.” The Rise and Fall of a New York Shock Jock 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z It’s subtle, yes, but subtle enough where Woods has gone from a par-5 savant to squarely in the middle of the pack. Masters 2019: Why Tiger Woods hasn't won at Augusta National in 14 years - Golf Digest 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z When she snares a rebound and begins Oregon’s assault up the floor, she bounces with the impatience of a savant who sees an opportunity invisible even to her smartest teammates. Sabrina Ionescu: the snarling genius ripping up basketball's record books 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z He is a savant of some kind when it comes to marketing. The Daily 202: Decrying court packing, Michael Bennet pleads with Democrats to care more about electability 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z That school represents Sampson at his purest: a blue-collar, optimistic, resolute basketball savant. Kelvin Sampson outworked his shame 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z “Many successful memoirs have dialogues that goes on for page after page after page, dialogue that nobody could possibly remember, unless you are a savant of some kind,” Hustvedt says. Siri Hustvedt: ‘I’m writing for my life’ 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z It turned him from a savant into a liberal. How the Man of Reason Got Radicalized 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z He is a basketball savant and marketer’s dream. Zion Williamson's injury-by-Nike exposes college basketball's hypocrisy 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z At the cusp of a crowning achievement, McVay is ready for his celebrity moment — a fast-talking, good-looking savant who seems exactly the right fit for Los Angeles. How do the Rams fit into Los Angeles' pop culture? It's complicated 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z The haters will tell you that this is not all that uncommon for football savants such as McVay, and they may have a point. Super Bowl LIII: Watch Sean McVay rattle off three key plays he ran in high school (!) with ease - Golf Digest 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Born and raised in Mississippi, I am the granddaughter of a fried-chicken savant who always managed to keep the meat tender and the skin crispy. The Family Business That Put Nashville Hot Chicken on the Map 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z It ended with the House speaker winning an unmitigated victory and reviving her reputation as a legislative savant. ‘Pelosi does not mess around’: Democratic speaker emerges triumphant from shutdown 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z The guy is a Sony Open savant—finishing in the top 10 twice and top 26 four times in his past five starts here. Sony Open 2019 Betting Preview: PGA Tour caddie advises to "stay away from betting Bubba Watson this season" - Golf Digest 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z He then took a habitually failing businessman and turned him into a pretend savant for TV. The Mail 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z But this is a football savant we are talking about, and Saban remembers a key moment late in a huge game where he learned his first coaching lesson. Nick Saban recalling a play he ran when he was 15 years old is peak football nerdery - Golf Digest 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Keeping mostly to himself and poring over his dolls, this Mark emerges as a kind of sad-sack savant, an affable blend of shy naif and troubled genius. Review: Robert Zemeckis' psychodrama 'Welcome to Marwen' is muddled, misguided — and weirdly compelling 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Is Donald Trump some type of savant or genius in terms of how he communicates generally, and how he motivates his public, in particular? Scholar Kathleen Hall Jamieson: "Very strong" case that the Russians swung the 2016 election 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Known as speedrunners, these savant players compete in a variety of different formats that stipulate the rules for their play through. Watching a Breath of the Wild speedrunner collect Koroks is mesmerizing 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z That smash hit led to the even more popular Trump show, “Celebrity Apprentice,” all of which helped Zucker gain a reputation of a television savant. CNN boss Jeff Zucker could leave TV to run for office: ‘I’m still very interested in politics’ 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z “He’s a savant at making friends,” Massie said, “probably not at running the country.” Seeking a 2020 comeback, House GOP elects McCarthy as leader 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z But perhaps Couch Slouch, a next-to-nothing savant, is being a bit too harsh. Perspective | Can sportswriters really help NBA front offices? 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Moorhead arrived in Mississippi State with the reputation of being an offensive savant. Struggling Mississippi State works to fix broken offense 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z This guy is almost a savant,’ ” Olson said — and sounded at times like their former boss with the Buccaneers. Those who've worked face to face with Raiders' Gruden and Rams' McVay see resemblance 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z They weren’t AI savants; they had strengths and weaknesses, which humans could take advantage of as they would against any team. OpenAI’s Dota 2 defeat is still a win for artificial intelligence 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z A number of hyperpolyglots are reclusive savants who bank their languages rather than using them to communicate. The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Because there is no underlying disability such as that which occurs in congenital or acquired savant syndromes, technically sudden savant syndrome would be better termed sudden genius. Brain gain: A person can instantly blossom into a savant — and no one knows why 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Can UCLA’s famously distant and distracted new football savant really promote the program as well as he coaches it? For one day at least, Chip Kelly shows off his star power for UCLA 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z In congenital savant syndrome the extraordinary savant ability surfaces in early childhood. Brain Gain: A Person Can Instantly Blossom into a Savant--and No One Knows Why 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z It’s the kind of obsessive “rage to master” that psychologists observe in savant child artists. A Rage to Master the Universe 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z The median age of its fans rises each year; the young increasingly prefer other diversions; some savants predict a contraction of the National and American Leagues in the near future. Opinion | The New York Yankees Are a Moral Abomination 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z Daniel Tammet, a prodigious savant, is author of "Born on a Blue Day." Brain gain: A person can instantly blossom into a savant — and no one knows why 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z But consumers do not typically expect the so-called idiot box to be a savant. How your smart TV is keeping track of more than what you’re watching 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z It is as much a force as a gift, as is usually the case with both congenital and acquired savant syndromes. Brain Gain: A Person Can Instantly Blossom into a Savant--and No One Knows Why 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Indeed, my guess is that it's more likely that the most abundant types of intelligences in the universe are 'savant' machines - the cousins of our present specialists like Google's AlphaGo and its descendants. The Erosion of Reality 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Despite the naysayers, the leading man Pitt succeeded in the role of architectural savant. Brad Pitt’s Make It Right venture turns 10 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z It was a bit of drama that seemed designed expressly for digital savants. “SKAM,” the Radical Teen Drama That Unfolds One Post at a Time 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Cleveland has slowed the pace nicely: LeBron really is a basketball savant. N.B.A. Finals: Warriors Survive Superman’s Best Punch in Game 1 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Daniel Tammet, a prodigious savant, is author of Born on a Blue Day. Brain Gain: A Person Can Instantly Blossom into a Savant--and No One Knows Why 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z That’s also the unit on which I met my first savant. We Need to Stop Moving the Goalposts for Autism 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Maybe George McPhee is some sort of hockey savant who’s playing 3D chess while everyone else in the league is eating the checkers. Welcome to impossible: The Golden Knights and the NHL miracle that makes no sense 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z And when Boston’s savant of a coach, Brad Stevens, is getting so much out of the relative neophytes Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum while James is plagued with such intermittent help. When Even LeBron James’s Best Might Not Be Enough 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z The new new coach, David Fizdale, is by most accounts a bright and personable man, an analytically sound hoops savant. David Fizdale Is Totally Going to Save the Knicks 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z I would certainly not put a “just a box safety” title on him, but don’t expect him to be an Eric Berry or Earl Thomas coverage savant either. Analysis | The top 50 prospects for the 2018 NFL draft and the key questions they face 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Stephen was featured on television shows and in documentaries about so-called savants. See This Incredible Artist Draw a Whole City From Memory 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z So fully formed was Anderson’s aesthetic vision, he seemed to be some kind of savant. Wes Anderson movies – ranked! 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z He wrote a kind of existential road trip with Mario as a smart older brother and Luigi as his naive savant sibling. 'The stench of it stays with everybody': inside the Super Mario Bros movie 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z The gatherings are also notoriously fruitful networking opportunities; Rosenthal had told me I would be immersed in a community of “polymaths” and “savants”, but they would be a humble bunch. Welcome to Powder Mountain – a utopian club for the millennial elite 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z A 60-year-old savant on the golf course whose game is so precise, consistent and timeless that he has dominated the circuit for far longer than most players could envision. Bernhard Langer hasn't stopped coming of age as Champions Tour hits Newport Beach 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z See the history of economic doctrines ,as described by a savant as Joseph Schumpeter. Opinion | Frederick Douglass’s Fight Against Scientific Racism 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z They had the aura of ordinary nonpoliticians, but they were also digital-native media savants, organizing hashtag campaigns, planning protests, delivering speeches that went spectacularly viral and nimbly engaging detractors on social media. A Day of Raw Mourning and Rare Accountability on TV 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z It didn’t require an analytics savant to realize what had changed. How valuable has Aaron Holiday been to the Bruins? The numbers don't lie 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Jay Greenberg, a classical composer, represents those who are considered savants. Review | Of course your kid’s a genius — but be careful what you wish for 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z “In the first month or so, I thought he was a little savant boy or genius boy,” Cooley said. From 32 Wham to leading the Rams, nothing about Sean McVay’s rise is lucky 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z No less than Abrams, Johnson is a pop savant steeped in “Star Wars” arcana, and you can sense his reverence for the legacy with which he’s been entrusted. 'The Last Jedi' brings emotion, exhilaration and surprise back to the 'Star Wars' saga 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z It’s unrealistic to think a coach of Leach’s caliber — and he’s close to a genuine savant, quirks and all — would end his career at Washington State, particularly with their budget limitations. Mike Leach to Tennessee now unlikely, but how long will he stay at WSU? 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z The graphics superimposed on Shauns thinking are amazing and provide an insight into the potential of a savant that many people fail to see because of the prejudices that pervade society. How ABC Found a Surprise Hit in ‘The Good Doctor’ 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z Over the course of the odyssey, this difficult man transforms from unlikable savant to practical lifesaver, with his knowledge of flora and fauna ultimately saving his scurvy-ridden comrades. Polar exploration: The forgotten journey 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The Rockets’ pairing seems more about abundance than dilemma for an offensive savant such as Houston coach Mike D’Antoni, whose team opens the season Tuesday at Golden State. Warriors are favored in NBA but it may not be as easy as everyone thinks 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z He was an accomplished savant musician around the time of the American civil war, and was considered to be the most celebrated black concert artist of the 19th century. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The Good Doctor Freddie Highmore stars as a young medical professional whose autism and savant syndrome make communicating with others a challenge in this new medical drama. Monday's TV Highlights: 'People of Earth' on TBS 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z He is not a genius or a savant. Republicans hit peak racial hypocrisy: Their condemnation of white supremacy is laughable 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z A few hours before every game, Washington Nationals first base coach Davey Lopes, the club’s 72-year-old base running savant, meets with the base stealing threats in that day’s starting lineup. Trea Turner returns and the Nats pull away from Marlins, 8-3 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The title character of “The Good Doctor” is a brilliant young surgeon whose autism and savant syndrome impair his ability to personally connect with patients and fellow doctors. 6 picks from this fall’s not-so-prime-time TV crop 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z From my perspective it is the gold standard of the many articles on savant syndrome since that time. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z There was a study from Vanderbilt University that Eli took part in, trying to determine if there actually was a higher tendency for people with Williams to have perfect pitch or be musical savants. This Rare Medical Condition Makes You Love Everyone 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Murphy is a hitting savant, an obsessive who grumbled during the Home Run Derby when the contestants hit grounders. Dodgers' Justin Turner has a ball after a long journey to becoming an All-Star 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Hoffman's character in the 1988 film is an autistic savant with exceptional mental abilities but difficulty relating to other people. Investor says Martin Shkreli reminded him of 'Rain Man' 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z But up on Capitol Hill, the fashion savants in the House still deem sleeveless dresses, sneakers and open-toe shoes verboten. Perspective | Is sleeveless appropriate for Capitol Hill? The problem is no one knows what ‘appropriate’ means. 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z It has been translated into Arabic and Chinese editions, bringing attention to savant syndrome in those parts of the world. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The top-ranked American male player opposed a European qualifier of whom even the savants had not heard. Qualifier ends Jack Sock’s Wimbledon, throwing more dirt on state of U.S. tennis 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z “I don’t profess to be a political savant,” she said later in the interview. Ivanka Trump, White House adviser, says she “stays out of politics” 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z But I don’t profess to be a political savant.” Ivanka Trump says 'I try to stay out of politics' despite assisting at White House 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z The fatal conceit — fatal to the fecundity of spontaneous order — is the belief that anyone, or any group of savants, is clever and farsighted enough to forecast the outcomes of complex systems. Opinion | Let America plunge toward our fast-unfolding future 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z And scientists continue to unravel the mystery of the savant, and in so doing will reach a better understanding of both the brain and human potential. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z They’re also highly musical, some of them so much so that they are considered savants. How a Real Genetic Disorder Could Have Inspired Fairy Tales 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Brown pointed to Green, the wiseacre forward/guard/center and the team’s basketball savant. From the Cradle of Innovation Comes a Self-Driving Team 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z It was Gilbert, not Griffin, who wanted to hire Blatt, a coaching savant with championship rings from a host of international datelines like Israel and Russia. For David Griffin, a Cavaliers Architect, the Future Is Uncertain 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z And though Lee remains an important, powerful symbol in the South, his reputation among scholars has evolved to the point that many either question or outright ridicule his stature as a battlefield savant. Analysis | The truth about Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee: He wasn’t very good at his job 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z The remarkable savant syndrome has come of age. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Howard left via free agency, opting to sign with his hometown Atlanta Hawks, while the Rockets brought in offensive savant Mike D’Antoni as coach. Analysis | In a year, James Harden has evolved from malcontent to MVP favorite 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z One doesn't normally associate Bubba as a Match Play savant, yet his record begs to differ. Everything you need to know about the 2017 WGC-Match Play pairings - Golf Digest 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z A hockey savant behind the bench, Boudreau sees a winning streak as a bell curve - and the end isn’t pretty. Many NHL teams struggle with aftermath of winning streaks 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z A hockey savant behind the bench, Boudreau sees a winning streak as a bell curve — and the end isn’t pretty. Many NHL teams struggle with aftermath of winning streaks 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z The first book devoted entirely to savant syndrome was my own, Extraordinary People: Understanding Savant Syndrome. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The bearded savant of computer science lore only emerged as the field professionalized and gained prestige, according to computing historian Nathan Ensmenger. We can teach women to code, but they'll still have a harder time getting hired 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z There is Christian Bale’s Michael Burry, a socially maladapted Californian savant, whose interactions with others are muted by his headphones. How Elizabeth Warren Found a Villain in Andy Puzder 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z The Westbrook-Robertson comparison, sadly, has some basketball savants unfairly denigrating Robertson. Russell Westbrook might have perfected the triple-double, but he’s far from the first 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Nearly four months after releasing the single, which was written and produced by R&B savant The-Dream, the singer issued its visual on Friday. Tinashe's dance heavy 'Company' is the first must-see music video of 2017 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z But when I was asked to be a consultant to Rain Man, I suggested the savant skills be based on real-life individuals—and they were. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z DJ Mustard is a pop production savant, but on the decks, he adds heavy doses of trap, bass and throwback rap music as well at Playhouse. Dance — or rage — away 2016 with these New Year's Eve concerts in the L.A. area 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Donald Trump must be some kind of nationalist savant, all instinct and gut, a fluke of history. Trump’s American nationalism 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Say what you will about Pete Carroll as a master motivator and coaching savant. Recent mediocre drafts have taken wind out of smooth-sailing Seahawks 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z But Jackson, an athletic savant not only in track and football but also in soccer and basketball, gained more renown. Former track and field rivals, Adoree' Jackson and Dante Pettis could jump-start their teams 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Meanwhile all of society has become more welcoming and supportive of persons with savant syndrome, whatever the extent of the handicap. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Silver has positioned himself as one of the few people who does understand polling, and as such he’s been christened as a soothsayer and savant. Weapons of Math Destruction: Cathy O'Neil adds up the damage of algorithms 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Instead, we elected Justin Trudeau, a social media savant who has positioned himself, and by extension Canada, as a sunny chaser to the world’s bitter news. Think Canada is a progressive paradise? That’s mooseshit 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Do these IT savants have any kind of professional association wherein they establish standards of ethical behavior? Should We See Everything a Cop Sees? 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The tech exec is a modern shopping savant, scouring the internet to unearth great finds and deals. Menswear’s New Shopping Playbook 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The first movie version of savant syndrome was Rain Man in 1988. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z “I am not a savant with this,” said Tamara Haddad of Lyons, who was waiting to have one of her pot samples professionally rolled into a joint. Gourmet ganja? Marijuana dining is growing up, slowly 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z There are legitimate objections to be raised about a film like “The Accountant” treating the autistic like savants. Review: A superhero CPA in Ben Affleck’s ‘The Accountant’ 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z What will is Texas’ lineup, featuring established hitters across the board, depth off the bench, and noted playoff savant Carlos Beltran. Rangers may have the edge on Blue Jays in ALDS rematch 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Is he only a savant at fantasy football? Meat Loaf is either the world’s greatest fantasy football player or a lying liar 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The next internationally famous savant was Thomas Bethune, popularly known as “Blind Tom.” Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z But while most football savants are acclaimed for their work with glamor position like quarterback, Harbaugh is a fullback whisperer. Who’s Got It Better Than Jim Harbaugh’s Fullbacks? 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z He was a savant of marble, so he would have understood everything about the block, all of its grains and flaws and possibilities. David’s Ankles: How Imperfections Could Bring Down the World’s Most Perfect Statue 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Davis is a promising young pro, with enough potential to develop into something better than just another statistical savant. Vin Scully's 'air apparent' in the booth is Joe Davis — no pressure, of course 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z No, you don’t need to be a tech savant. All four platforms we looked at offered simple, easy-to-navigate eye candy with each click. One reason to hire an interior designer online? The price 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z Savant abilities have autism spectrum disorder as the underlying handicap in 75 percent of cases and as high as one in three persons with autism have savant skills. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Liao, who describes himself as something of a self-taught culinary savant, created the menu at Reren, although he was wise enough to bring on a hired gun to run the kitchen. Reren Lamen review: A fresh source for noodles in Chinatown 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z In some cases, the party offered donors the chance to join “roundtables” — meetings for major givers disguised as high-minded discussions of national economic and social policy, where wealthy givers are treated as savants and sages. D.N.C. Emails Offer Glimpse at How Big Donors Are Wooed 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The difference was that Destiny was a military savant with a once-in-a-generation mind for strategy and tactics. A comic book I wrote imagined snipers shooting at police. Now that frightening reality haunts me 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z There’s no question that for the sports-betting savant/gambling devotee, online bookmaking sites are an unparalleled source of convenience and anonymity. Here’s how Couch Slouch would make America great again 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z The savant skills, most often grafted onto or superimposed on the handicap are remarkable, sometimes prodigious, abilities in art, music, mathematics and visual/spatial/mechanical areas of expertise. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z “I think she played great, with no fear,” the Spanish star said of the player known only to tennis savants. Jana Cepelova ousts No. 2 seed Garbine Muguruza at Wimbledon 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Here’s how The Verge’s music savant Jamieson Cox described one of the first tracks off the new album: Supercars, drones, a Kardashian-themed cat musical, and more in the week ahead 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Twenty-two months ago, van Gaal was praised as a visionary, a savant. Manchester United Jettisons Louis van Gaal, ‘the Best Coach in the World’ 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z He’s not a savant whose genius instincts stomp all over any effort by experienced politician to stop him. They have no idea what to do: The GOP lacks basic competence — just look at Kasich and Cruz’s “brilliant” plan to deny Trump the nomination 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Approximately 25 percent of savants have above average IQ. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z English writer Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant who thinks in numbers and once spent five hours reciting pi from memory to 22,514 digits. Autistic boy can’t speak, but he sure loves his words 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z "What I don't add: I know what it's like to shut down and power through, to have no other choice than to pretend to be OK. I am a savant of survivor mode." Best-selling novelist Jessica Knoll posted a letter Wednesday saying a gang rape described in her novel "Luckiest Girl Alive" was based on an assault she had suffered 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z But the book’s most enduring moments are those that examine how this privileged, old-school, somewhat nerdy savant made would make his way within a sport and society rapidly changing during the 1960s. Want to know more about March Madness? Here’s what to read and watch. 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Where W. was a retail savant—the man Texas, and later America, wanted to have a beer with—the bookish Jeb was a relentless worker and intellectual. How Bush Hopes to Win South Carolina 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The acquired savant hints at the little “Rain Man” within us all. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z For the past few months it seemed as though the New York real estate mogul had become an unrivalled political savant. US election: Winners and losers after Iowa vote - BBC News 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z In those days the usual Beltway savants instructed Republicans to accommodate themselves to what was supposed to be a landmark of liberal governance. A Victory Over ObamaCare 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z His network, as he described it, extends from Germany and Switzerland to Vancouver, where Chad Robertson, a pharmacist, said Sly was a savant of doping. Following the Names in the Al Jazeera Doping Report 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z “It was very lonely,” the soft-spoken savant said. EXCHANGE: Music builds bridges for Dixon trumpet prodigy 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z More savants are coming to attention who have marketable and self-sustaining skills, and the workplace is welcoming them. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Tarantino has a sharp awareness of the times and a savant's detailed passion for movies. 'Hateful Eight's' Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson touch raw nerve of racism 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z “Of course the calculator exhibits superhuman performance, with the possible exception of Dustin Hoffman,” he added, in reference to the actor’s portrayal of an autistic savant with extraordinary math skills in the movie “Rain Man.” An Advance in Artificial Intelligence Rivals Human Abilities 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Christian Bale plays hedge-fund manager Michael Burry as a barefoot, air-drumming metalhead savant who first sees the opportunity no one else sees, to "bet against the American economy" by shorting the housing market. The Big Short is The Wolf of Wall Street with a conscience 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z “You see a totally different demeanor him because of knowledge, presence, poise at the line of scrimmage,” said Fisher, considered among college football’s savants at developing quarterbacks. No. 17 Florida State preparing for No. 3 Clemson, QB Watson 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z And for those persons with autism as the underlying disability, the good news is that with early, active intervention, the handicap can be lessened and the savant abilities enhanced. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z These savants identify visual patterns in charts of price data, often favoring them with arresting names such as ‘head and shoulders’ or ‘double bottoms’. Wall Street is just this dumb: “There are traders who are smart, though not many” 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement The three soccer savants were active on Twitter during Sunday’s matches, the first of which was a 5-0 whitewash by Columbus. In England, Embracing M.L.S. for What It Is, Not What It Isn’t 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Anna brought books for him to read, Maya Angelou and others, and discovered that he read like a savant — 10 pages every minute. The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z He is a savant who used to purposefully take foolish swings so the pitcher would throw him the same pitch later. Manny still being Manny: Ramirez lending his unique knowledge to Cubs’ hitters 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Why this sudden renewed interest in savant syndrome? Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The starting running back Rashad Jennings, who is something of a punt blocking savant, got a hand on Washington punter Tress Way’s kick after the game’s opening series. Giants Build a Fourth-Quarter Lead, and Win Nonetheless 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Last night, he executed another tactical maneuver by releasing a collaborative mixtape with singular weirdo / trap savant Future, What a Time to Be Alive. What a Time to Be Alive is Future's tape — Drake's just rapping on it 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Industrial espionage, murder, an autistic boy with plot-convenient savant powers, and the NSA all wind up involved, as Blomkvist mostly watches the story unfold faster than he can research it. You just can't kill Lisbeth Salander 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Washington hired a scouting savant with a problem that lingers in the dark. Scot McCloughan’s personal life is the only thing that can derail him 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The term “savant” had been derived from the French word savoir, meaning “to know” or “learned person.” Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z In this collection of 25 essays, Tammet, an autistic savant, polyglot and author of two previous books, explores the beauty and complexity of numbers. MIND Staff Share Their Reading Picks 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z But his baseball acumen is always near the surface; besides the magician, a hitting savant named Manny Ramirez was hanging around on Tuesday, to help the Cubs’ lineup with its approach at the plate. Mets and Cubs Take Different Routes on the Road Back 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Krause told Jackson that Winter was a basketball genius, an absent-minded savant oblivious to everything but the personal meaning he found in basketball. The Obtuse Triangle 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Our colleague Matea Gold, a campaign finance savant, tells us the hostile meeting “may have represented a new low in the long-fraught relations between the Republican and Democratic appointees on the six-member panel.” Corporations are people. But are FEC commissioners people too? 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The allure, fascination and intrigue of savant syndrome is the jarring juxtaposition of extraordinary ability and significant disability in the same person, and all that such implies with respect to human potential within us all. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Occasionally prisoners turn into escape savants, and show “unusual ingenuity and willpower”, Reiter said. New York prison break: a Hollywood fugitive fantasy unlike most escapes 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Much of the deserved hoopla and praise will center on two of the greatest b-ball savants of our time: LeBron James and Stephen Curry. America’s toxic obsession with policing Black dads: What we should really be saying about Steph Curry 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Vaynerchuk’s initial reaction: “I’m a wine savant, so why does this %#@& geek think he knows more than I do?” OracleVoice: Let Data Put You Out Of Business 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z He has long had a savant’s talent for logistics and a New Yorker’s affinity for adrenaline, qualities he began cultivating years ago in training regimens for long-distance relay races with friends. Peter Ciaccia, the New York City Marathon’s New Leader of the Brand 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Not all autistic persons are savants, and not all savants have autism. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The professionals who comprise this cohort will be entrepreneurs, rainmakers, savants, or a combination of these three. On The Horizon: Two Classes Of Professionals 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z He is the son of a high school coach and was raised on stories of Pete Rose, the hustling baseball savant. Rebooting His Life in College Led Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter to Stardom 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z In this universe, Harrison was a teenage bomb savant, who lost her arm and beloved squad in the mysteriously dubbed "Washington Incident" back in the 1990s. Bombshell looks and sounds like a Duke Nukem game starring a bionic woman 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Being from Philly and the pop culture savant that I am I of course have to include an homage to Rocky. A Titan Takes On The Titans - Literally 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z In my registry of savants around the world there are a small number with advanced degrees in music, art and mathematics from prestigious universities or conservatories, practicing their craft with distinction. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Well made Only recommended for savants and hardcore fans. Shadow of Mordor The Bright Lord Review 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z I know Casesa well and have long considered him to be one of the true savants of the global automotive business. Is Mark Fields' First Bold Move The Right One For Ford? 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z He or she is a tech savant and a leader extraordinaire. SungardASVoice: If The IT Industry Gave Out Academy Awards, What Would Be The Categories? 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z A disproportionate number of children with autism spectrum disorder are musical savants, with extraordinary abilities in specialized areas, such as absolute pitch. Music Can Heal the Brain 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Any applicable savant skills would be a plus but not the sole determinant of success. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z A review of prodigy, savant, and the unfolding transgender literature is a good place to start. Sebastian Seung’s Quest to Map the Human Brain 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z The game was billed as a matchup between two of college football’s best coaches: Saban, the defensive genius, and Meyer, the offensive savant. Ohio State Upsets Alabama in Sugar Bowl and Advances to National Championship Game 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Notable for his relatively frugal lifestyle, the stock savant was the first African American president of the Chicago Park District and helped put dozens of inner-city students through school. What Happened to the 'Future Leaders' of the 1990s? 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z And 25 years after crushing preteen competition to kindle their basketball careers, they are on the same roster again, contributing for an upstart team as resident savants as they approach retirement. Paul Pierce, Andre Miller were teammates long before Wizards The good news is that, more and more, society and the workplace have come to appreciate some savant abilities. Could Someone with Autism Be a Superstar Surgeon? 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z She harbored enough taste to identify Hendrix as a musical genius, and enough drive to persuade a dreamy, infuriatingly passive-aggressive savant to take responsibility for his own potentially meteoric future. ‘Jimi: All Is by My Side’ movie review: Behind the music with Hendrix as a star is born They also longed for a single savant who could give them straightforward answers as to what would happen in the future. Labour steps up referendum efforts 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z We are the geniuses, the philosophers, the artists, the poets and savants. Chimps Outplay Humans in Brain Games 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z “That’s why I never saw him. It was not a malicious thing. My dad was a savant. He never drove a car, he never had a bank account,” she said. The Jenny Lewis Experience 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z But when you run into a savant like Nathan Zeender, head brewer at Right Proper Brewing Company in Shaw, you realize rules can become arbitrary limitations that harden into a paralysis of the mind. Right Proper’s beer, if not always its food, elevates the brew pub to new heights Market savants have postulated it could be anything from pension funds buying up long-term bonds to balance their portfolios to banks snapping up Treasurys to fulfill higher reserve requirements laid down by regulators. Baffled by Belgium: Burst of U.S. bond-buying raised questions, eyebrows 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z That’s no easy task, considering that the role calls for him, as in “Rain Man,” to be a savant, yet bewildered by simple emotion. Watch online: ‘The Odd Way Home,’ ‘Date and Switch’ and ‘The Great Flood’ He was a yardage savant, but his clients put an even greater value on a calmness he somehow was able to transmit to them during rounds. The Most Interesting Men In The World 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Padgett, who last month published a memoir, “Struck by Genius,” is one of a rare group with acquired savant syndrome, in which a normal person develops prodigious abilities after a severe injury or disease. A man became a math wiz after suffering brain injuries. Researchers think they know why. 2014-05-12T21:06:33Z Jackson became an acolyte of Tex Winter, the quirky basketball savant whose triangle offense was the foundation of Jackson’s 11 championships, even as it has failed to stick anywhere else in the league. Reporter’s Notebook: Jackson the Iconoclast, Coolly Collecting Rings 2014-03-15T16:13:14Z On a personal level, she said she identifies a bit with Dustin Hoffman’s autistic savant character in “Rain Man,” although she’s never been diagnosed with any sort of autism. You’re the Boss Blog: ‘I Have Been Told That I’m Different’ 2014-02-26T15:46:32Z Most musical savants are blind and have perfect pitch, most artistic savants express themselves through realistic drawing and sculpture, and most rapid calculating savants have a fascination and facility with prime numbers. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z Mathematical savant Daniel Tammet muses on the scientific complexity of a simple snowflake. Physics Week in Review: January 25, 2014 2014-01-25T05:52:03Z This reasoning is analogous to the arguments made by savants studying electrical charge in the 18th century. Is Consciousness Universal? 2014-01-01T05:45:00.400Z Literally thousands of years of inventions and theorizing by unknown tinkerers and savants has produced modern engineering - who are you as a factory owner to really claim a piece of that as your own? Inequality: A defining issue, for poor people 2013-12-16T18:23:07Z This suggests that there is a potential common mechanism between these two conditions, which may even help to explain some of Daniel’s special savant abilities. Can Synesthesia in Autism Lead to Savantism? 2013-12-05T12:45:03.893Z How can we explain the extraordinary feats of savants? Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z It deserves to be seen once for the wow factor and a second time to try to figure out how Cuarón and his digital savants managed to make the impossible seem so cinematically plausible. The Top 10 Best Movies of 2013 2013-12-05T08:05:25Z Maybe Trestman shouldn't be typecast as just an offensive savant, a critical thinker, a serene supervisor. 4th-and-1 call? No big deal to Trestman 2013-11-10T01:15:00Z ‘Literally thousands of years of inventions and theorizing by unknown tinkerers and savants has produced modern engineering - who are you as a factory owner to really claim a piece of that as your own?’ Inequality: A defining issue, for poor people 2013-12-16T18:23:07Z Expecting Cutler to replicate that sustained brilliance is too large a demand based simply on his unification with a new coach who's an offensive savant. Payton-Brees a model for Bears 2013-10-05T20:10:00Z Systematic studies on calendar-calculating savants—based on reaction time information and a look at systematic errors—suggests that calendar- calculating savants do indeed incorporate these redundancies into their strategy for making their calculations. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z They found a savant who could barely afford to eat and offered to pay for her two remaining years of college in exchange for enlisting. Declara Co-Founder Ramona Pierson's Comeback Odyssey 2013-09-26T10:11:20Z And excluding those of mnemonic savants, all memories are inherently flawed to a certain extent. Mnemodystopia: A Little Context 2013-08-26T16:45:03.317Z So they brought the videotape to me as the local mental health expert to try to explain this extraordinary phenomenon of savant syndrome. My Marvelous Journey with Incredible Savants: What Have I Learned? 2013-07-31T18:45:10.053Z But Mickelson's Sunday 66 at Muirfield confirms him as one of golf's true savants, one who needed only time to adapt his boundless talent to a different style. British Open: Final Round Birdies and Bogeys 2013-07-21T04:00:00Z Due to their language impairment, perhaps for musical savants, their improvisation becomes their main source of communication. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z He details the distinct strengths of savants and prodigies and of those with autism and schizophrenia. MIND Reviews: Ungifted 2013-07-19T18:15:00.730Z They were smitten by the notion of their onetime point-guard savior as their new coaching savant. On Pro Basketball: Nets Couldn’t Pass Up Bold Hiring of Kidd 2013-06-14T03:08:14Z Brain research is the newest and most formidable frontier of human organ explanation and savant syndrome exploration contributes liberally to that important research. My Marvelous Journey with Incredible Savants: What Have I Learned? 2013-07-31T18:45:10.053Z Belichick is enough of a football savant to spot strengths in a player that others have missed; some say that was true when he selected Brady 199th overall in the 2000 draft. Tebow in New England might make sense 2013-06-11T21:41:11Z They studied a musical savant they referred to as NP who lived in a residential home for people with autism. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z It is unclear how seriously the Nets are considering Kidd, or how they will weigh his inexperience as a coach against his reputation as a leader and basketball savant. Jason Kidd Shows Interest in Nets’ Coaching Job 2013-06-10T02:17:16Z “And only when nobody’s looking,” he said, as if he were concerned about damaging his reputation as a baseball savant. Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera Living and Hitting in Zone of His Own 2013-06-01T15:55:29Z The dormant potential—the little Rain Man—within us all Finally, there is so much that is fascinating to me about savant syndrome. My Marvelous Journey with Incredible Savants: What Have I Learned? 2013-07-31T18:45:10.053Z You once feared that Montero, supposedly a hitting savant, would be a one-dimensional player. Jesus Montero demotion was a no-brainer 2013-05-24T04:28:07Z Hoffman’s character was heavily influenced by the life of Kim Peek, a real memory savant who recently passed away. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z Islands of genius: The bountiful mind of the autistic, acquired, and sudden savant. The Complexity of Greatness: Beyond Talent or Practice 2013-05-22T15:15:07.117Z For Allegra’s sake–and for Google’s–here’s hoping Mountain View’s human resources department is more willing to accommodate a missed email or two from their new hacker savant. iPhone Super-Hacker Comex, Let Go From Apple, Goes To Work For Google 2013-04-24T16:12:59Z My recent encounters with ‘acquired savants’—neurotypical persons who suddenly show extraordinary savant skills, sometimes at a prodigious level, after a bead injury, stroke or other CNS incident, cements that conclusion further. My Marvelous Journey with Incredible Savants: What Have I Learned? 2013-07-31T18:45:10.053Z It’s the story of a brilliant young boy, from a family of savant children, who saves the world. Enders Game, Orson Scott Card, and People who Hide Behind Pen Names 2013-04-18T23:49:11Z But without the imposition of meaning, savants can focus on literal recall. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z In some cases, such as the savant who sits down at the piano and starts playing tunes, talent seems to emerge without any deliberate practice whatsoever! The Complexity of Greatness: Beyond Talent or Practice 2013-05-22T15:15:07.117Z Inside, a dozen database savants helped survivors and their families search the 183 million records of the International Tracing Service, the cross-continental paperwork system the International Red Cross developed to reunite families after the war. Remembering the Holocaust one scrap at a time 2013-04-06T20:00:00Z For some, such as savants, that island of intactness is an island of genius. My Marvelous Journey with Incredible Savants: What Have I Learned? 2013-07-31T18:45:10.053Z What are the developmental influences that contribute to the phenomena of prodigies, savants, and late bloomers? Introducing Beautiful Minds 2013-03-13T16:45:00.217Z Even though we don’t always see eye to eye on how savant skills are acquired, he is always respectful and thoughtful. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z And he can't imagine what it would be like to attempt to recall things without their associated taste, though he is quick to say he wouldn't place his memory in the realm of the savants. Tasty girlfriends 2013-01-30T00:44:54Z I am not a truly gifted and creative physics savant, but my co-founder and CTO, Robert Kester, is! I am also the type of person who would forget to pay quarterly payroll taxes. Best Advice I Ever Got: Allison Lami Sawyer 2012-12-06T14:14:00Z And the more I learn about the brain through the special window into the brain that savant syndrome provides, the more impressed I am by its capacity and capability. My Marvelous Journey with Incredible Savants: What Have I Learned? 2013-07-31T18:45:10.053Z The troubled tech savant, insisting that he had no role in the shooting, went on the run and has been taunting police by blog, Twitter and occasional podcast. Hacker locates John McAfee through smartphone tracks 2012-12-05T00:31:50Z The trade-off between memory and meaning is common among savants. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z "We believe one of the keys to savants' extraordinary abilities is synaesthesia, giving them advantages in their memory recall," says Dr Simner. Tasty girlfriends 2013-01-30T00:44:54Z Marketing savant that he is, Stern might even be a little envious of how Popovich turned a November N.B.A. game into a national debate on competitive ethics. On Pro Basketball: Gregg Popovich Puts Spurs First, to Commissioner’s Chagrin 2012-11-30T17:23:31Z In that regard the families of savants are role-models for all of us in discovering and tending whatever special gifts might be hidden, and to focus on strengths rather than deficits. My Marvelous Journey with Incredible Savants: What Have I Learned? 2013-07-31T18:45:10.053Z He was, in my opinion and that of most baseball savants, the most important figure in baseball in the last 40 years, yet many fans may not recognize his name. An Assessment: Baseball Says Goodbye to Unionist Who Stood for Players’ Rights 2012-11-28T01:17:47Z Savantism disproportionately affects males, with about five male savants for every one female, and the syndrome generally occurs in people with IQs between 40 and 70. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z That "reaching out" is the starting point for Tammet's award-winning writing, which explores how it feels to be a high-functioning autistic savant – a person who has extraordinary abilities of memory, mathematics and language. Meet the superhumans 2012-11-18T00:04:00Z “All of the savant skills are right hemisphere-dominant abilities, which would include Dr. Grandin’s exceptional visual and spatial ability which would be considered savant level.” A Little Hard Science From the Big Easy: Temple Grandin's Brain and Transgenic Sniffer Mice 2012-10-19T16:15:02.623Z To me savants are that smoother pebble and indeed a great ocean of truth remains undiscovered about them. My Marvelous Journey with Incredible Savants: What Have I Learned? 2013-07-31T18:45:10.053Z It is not unlikely that she would be considered a mathematical savant today. Centenarian Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Conqueror of Magic Squares, Rubik's Cube and Mauna Kea 2012-09-18T10:15:00.210Z Like others on the autism spectrum, savants display a narrow repertoire of skills, which tend to be highly structured, rule-based, and nonverbal. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z Among residents of this rural land, Mr. Lewis has a reputation as a savant. The Lonely Redemption of Sandy Lewis, Wall Street Provocateur 2012-09-15T15:33:41Z But rather than the macho Norn heroes, the Asura savants manage comic relief at every turn. 'Guild Wars 2' Review - Part Four: Having Fun With The Asura 2012-09-15T03:03:51Z Following that program Leslie, Alonzo, George and many other savants made the rounds of all the talk shows and appeared in many other television network programs and documentaries. My Marvelous Journey with Incredible Savants: What Have I Learned? 2013-07-31T18:45:10.053Z When he was thirteen, he appeared in The Foolish Wise Ones, a 1987 documentary about three autistic savants. How Autistic Artist Stephen Wiltshire Made it Big 2012-09-10T16:20:11Z Common savant domains include music, art, calendar calculating, lightning calculating, and mechanical/visual spatial skills. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z The son of an artist and a tugboat skipper whose home in Ashdod was “like a French salon,” Mr. Sharett is something of a language savant. Tel Aviv Journal: Learning Hebrew on the Streets, With Walls as Assigned Reading 2012-06-22T00:28:29Z The Americans in the room, a group of high-level policy savants, salivated with envy. The real meaning of ‘accountability’ and ‘trust’ in education 2012-06-21T08:00:00Z Instead it is through those extraordinary abilities that the savants speak to us. My Marvelous Journey with Incredible Savants: What Have I Learned? 2013-07-31T18:45:10.053Z You don’t need to be a gastronomical savant to see that the humblest and most prosaic of all proteins doesn’t quite fit in with lobster and rack of lamb and other high-priced menu items. How The Roast Chicken Conquered Fine Dining 2012-06-06T10:45:58Z But these findings do highlight the notion that prodigious skills of savants and prodigies aren’t superhuman. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z As for the reception of the book abroad, the French savants were somewhat coy, but the Germans, with Haeckel at their head, were enthusiastic. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z The discovery of an original edition of the latter confirms the theory of the French savant. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z Despite his hostility to Islam and his partiality, the "savant" Dozy is obliged to acknowledge that In Spain, formerly: 'it is a positive fact that many Christians became converted to Islam out of conviction.' The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Almost immediately he set out again, and arriving in Paris was welcomed with open arms by the French savants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Even so, savants vary markedly in their abilities. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z None but a few Celtic savants have ever read it. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z A hospitable house with pleasant hosts is worth more than the most profound scientific knowledge; a savant with provincial manners and small means would gain no influence, in spite of all his learning. My Mission to London 1912-1914 2012-04-17T02:00:14.497Z M. de Falloux has well said that she "possessed the science of souls, as savants do that of bodies." The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z This wonderful precocity was no mere feat of memory, for the youthful savant could reason on and discuss the knowledge he had acquired. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Interestingly, there is almost always no “dreaded trade-off ” between the incredible skills of savants and their development of language, social skills, and daily living functioning. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z It is to be hoped that some future savant will succeed in solving them. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Then there was a large sprinkling of professional people—barristers, journalists, critics, savants, lady-doctors, strong-minded females, singers, reciters, actors. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The army, the bench, the schools, the savants, and the very clergy, all vied in showing off Rome as the hotbed of an obsolete superstition which it was high time to do away with altogether. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Indeed, Owen is eminently a respectable, a courtly savant. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Many savants are creative, in additions to being highly skilled. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z "I think many people hear `autism' and think `Rain Man,'" she said, referring to the 1988 movie featuring Dustin Hoffman as the mathematically brilliant but socially impaired autistic savant. As more autism reported, doctors say check early 2012-03-30T17:46:04Z Some of his studies are yet in manuscript form, and I am indebted to this savant for permission to use them. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z The leading savants of Europe trained our scholars and priests, who in turn maintained meticulous collections of manuscripts and voluminous libraries. India Ink: The Parsis, Once India's Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots 2012-03-23T12:15:05Z The sceptic, the metaphysician, the "infidel" have given way to the professional savant. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Treffert believes savants are the best example of innate talent and “represent ‘nature’ in its most basic form.” Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z They were like savants with a specimen which, known to belong to a particular species, has none of the class attributes, and sets at defiance all preconceived ideas upon the subject. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Among them was a highly-gifted savant whom I visited at Geneva,—M. Marc Thury, professor of natural history and of astronomy in the Academy of that city. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Today, he's a hitting savant and one of the most promising sluggers in the Mariners organization. Catricala showing the tools to make an impact sometime for the Mariners 2012-03-17T23:38:04Z In fact, intense focus may be one reason why so-called savants become so extraordinary at performing extensive calculations or remembering a slew of facts. Is it possible to use more of our brain? 2012-03-03T16:15:00.213Z Like others with ASD, when savants take IQ tests they tend to score higher on nonverbal problems than verbal problems. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z Yes, madam," answered the savant, "but it was your air that was remarkable! The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z A certain savant with whom I am acquainted, M. Frémy, of the Institute, has recently presented to the Academy of Science, apropos of spontaneous generation, substances which he has called semi-organic. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z He was equally in his element as the lion of the salons and as the savant of the institute and the observatory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z A Berlin savant, assistant to Koch, has developed the use of tuberculin to such a point as to make it one of the most valuable remedies in tuberculosis. Quacks and Grafters 2012-02-23T03:00:40.650Z Perhaps savant skills are learned, just like any other skills. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z The supposition of monomania most charitably explains the indulgence in habits so disgusting as those well-known to have characterized the distinguished savant ——, who died recently at Paris. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Among these savants I will mention the name of the lamented Pierre Curie, the eminent chemist, with whom I had a conversation a few days before his unfortunate and terrible death. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Writers, savants, poets, artists, noble and plebeian, layman and cleric, without any previous concert, or obvious connexion, were working towards that ideal of political liberty which was to unite all the Magyars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z A savant of uptown Manhattan, who has a nice facility for handling census figures, not long ago predicted that by 1950 little old New York would hold within its boundaries sixteen million people. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z Some savants even have hyperlexia, which is the opposite of dyslexia. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z Counterpoint is related to mathematics: a fool, with patience, becomes a respectable savant in that; but for the part of genius, melody, it has no rules. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z The savant goes on with his story, without being disconcerted. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z To this court kings sent couriers with proffers of honors and assurances of esteem; hither came legions of litt�rateurs, academicians, politicians, eager to hail the savant or to secure his commendation. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z It was made by three generations of savants, and continued by herself. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z Descriptions of savant syndrome first appeared in the scientific literature as early as 1789. Where do Savant Skills Come From? 2014-02-25T19:18:59Z |
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