JaneV2.0
10-16-11, 5:17pm
Did I mention how much I enjoy television? http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-gen050.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) Oh yes, I know it's a veritable wasteland, but there are little treasures to be found.
While I putter about today, I'm watching an Ingenious Minds marathon on the Science Channel: a whole parade of gifted savants--artists, inventors, musicians, all channeling the brilliance of the Cosmic Consciousness. If you don't believe there is such a thing, watching these people might convince you. Especially Derek Amato, who dove into the shallow end of a pool, hitting his head, and came up virtually a concert pianist, never having had a music lesson.
High school dropout and electronics engineer John Robison survived childhood bullying to become a self-taught inventor and advocate for Autism Speaks. A partial list of featured individuals: George Widener (artist), Alonzo Clemens (sculptor), Jon Sarkin (artist), and Temple Grandin (animal empath/industrial designer).
There seems to be a split between victims of brain trauma and people born with Asperger's among those featured. Many of them are shown undergoing brain mapping, with thought provoking results. Good stuff.
While I putter about today, I'm watching an Ingenious Minds marathon on the Science Channel: a whole parade of gifted savants--artists, inventors, musicians, all channeling the brilliance of the Cosmic Consciousness. If you don't believe there is such a thing, watching these people might convince you. Especially Derek Amato, who dove into the shallow end of a pool, hitting his head, and came up virtually a concert pianist, never having had a music lesson.
High school dropout and electronics engineer John Robison survived childhood bullying to become a self-taught inventor and advocate for Autism Speaks. A partial list of featured individuals: George Widener (artist), Alonzo Clemens (sculptor), Jon Sarkin (artist), and Temple Grandin (animal empath/industrial designer).
There seems to be a split between victims of brain trauma and people born with Asperger's among those featured. Many of them are shown undergoing brain mapping, with thought provoking results. Good stuff.