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Jonathan J. Crabtree
Elementary Mathematics Historian / Guest Speaker
Melbourne Australia
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Having initially studied economics at the University of Melbourne, Jonathan J. Crabtree is an autodidact, studying the history of mathematics since 1983.
His first paper was on the history of Euclid’s definition of multiplication. Euclid's definition of multiplication had been incorrectly translated into English in 1570 and was NEVER corrected!
His next paper explored the writings of Descartes and Newton. Another paper presented in Hungary spanned the writings of Diophantus, Cardano, Euclid, Liu Hui and Brahmagupta.
It was in Europe that Crabtree was spotted by Dr S. R. Santhanam, President of AIMER, who invited him to give similar lectures in India. Crabtree's second tour of India was organised by Dr D. K. Sinha, President of the AIMT.
Today, elementary maths historian Jonathan J. Crabtree is known as a guest lecturer at Indian mathematics conferences, schools and universities. Having reviewed writings in Latin, Greek, Arabic and Sanskrit, his provocative presentations reveal how India’s ‘lost’ ancient mathematics of Bharat is superior to the western maths taught today.
AIMER = Associate for International Mathematics Education and Research
AIMT = Association for Improvement of Mathematics Teaching
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David Letterman Mathematics Prodigy Genius Daniel Tammet Math 3.14 Pi Day.

[@gerrymartinez6804]

What a great guy. Respectful, kind, soft spoken, highly intelligent. I see zero issues with his social communication skills . Actually wish more of Dave's guest's could do as well as he did.

[@bartbollen8166]

Id love to hang out with this guy

[@arconeagain]

Until a smoke detector goes off.

[@maisetas]

lol i think he is perfectly normal in social skills its just nowadays all these overconfident idiots who has no feeling of shame is considered social and normal.

[@Alastor255]

"I see zero issues with his social communication skills " Because he worked fucking hard to get to that point

[@sylviacarlson3561]

He is someone I could talk to over tea (or wine or a Pint) for hours.

[@Mark-jg2li]

This was 3.14 times more interesting than your average celebrity guest.

[@maxconnolly4279]

MD pi-tiful attempt at a joke

[@qqqaaa9994]

Love it

[@rebelduck9077]

Much better than a Kardashian “interview”...they’re useless humans

[@lukasrydelius6174]

RebelDuck prison reform

[@slicksilver9441]

I see you are trying to get your piece of the "pi" with likes..😋

[@ililililil8385]

Damn this dude is so chill, and his voice is so soothing.

[@not.enoughto.go.around6176]

Facts. But i feel like if you get on side bad side he can reck you existence.

[@oldmanflappynuts2694]

@@not.enoughto.go.around6176 Intp dude. Intp... they'll throw hammers at you if you're not careful.

[@nicholaskrupa6259]

You could wake up to him every morning, I'm not gay, but I mean he could make my coffee in the morning nude...

[@LFSPharaoh]

10/10 should narrate stuff

[@jefferyevans7773]

He seems like a nice guy. When I was in school the smart kids didn't like me.

[@lotusstargirl5507]

This man is literally perfect at socializing. He has the social skills I wish I had. Also, the smarts.

[@TheBotze]

It's a skill he has learnt. He explains this in his book "Born on a blue day". It doesn't come natural to him, like for most people, so he's had to learn it. Very fascinating read, I highly recommend it.

[@chriswatson3464]

I don't think Asperger's is anti-social. Humans have always needed people with long term thanks and knowledge at one side and the bubbly girl/confident man of the hour on the other side.

[@RodMigz08]

Alot of people with aspergers learn social skills through intelectualizing them instead of knowing them intuitively its called masking

[@LLUEVE]

This guy went on to become the lead singer of Coldplay. Good on him!

[@nielsendc1]

I literally just laughed out loud. This so spot on! 😂

[@TheJohnypie]

his singing obviously didn't get better

[@Modelo118]

Don’t be so ridiculous……..David Letterman looks nothing like Chris Martin

[@powerplay.556]

savant: I recite pi to 22,514 decimal places. letterman: how many digits is that?

[@squidproquo2241]

@Sydney Rooster _ I think he did those things for the audience. for those who missed when the first time it was spoken and for those who does not know to express thoughts the way it was spoken. And also he might have done that for comic fun as well. I have seen him catching things so intricate that could make you think of him as a genius. In fact, his ability to manipulate the audience in the studio and the ones at home proves him intelligent enough.

[@Pensacola-Handyman]

He's a comedian. One of the best if I say so myself.

[@joserendon6199]

I cant remember my cell number 😥

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

"Worldwide" (Digits), is the correct answer.

[@onemanshow4116]

I believe the correct answer is 22,515

[@ronojoybasu9126]

what strikes me is that this man is so humble, gentle and has no false pride about his abilities

[@DiHandley]

He is a genuinely lovely person. It’s not a trick or anything. He can at times be socially awkward but still very nice.

[@chriscoulson7684]

Boxing Supraves hahaha the fraud 😂

[@chriscoulson7684]

Boxing Supraves chill man, just because someone is different it doesn’t mean they need to prove they are the best thing since sliced bread. Jesus, he’s interesting and thats that. No1 said he was a fucking neurosurgeon

[@IamSuperEffective]

@@joys8634 You clearly have a massive chip on your shoulder...Daniel is not obliged to do anything. His abilities are impressive as fuck and I'm sure not every Indian, in a country of over a billion people could recite Pi to over 22k places. I'm not sure what your point is or what you're getting out of attacking this guy, but you gotta relax and humble yourself. Ignorant ass.

[@EconAtheist]

@@chriscoulson7684 some dude a few comments threads up said "he reminds a little of Jesus of nazareth" lol... uhhh christ I have a headache now

[@cs512tr]

i like how david gave him the time to articulate and express his views/answers without constantly interrupting like many other hosts

[@Sigueme1]

cough cough , Chelsea Handler , cough cough ...

[@1972ardy]

So true... imagine Fallon w this guy for example

[@LordPrometheous]

Because this guy actually had something to say that was worth hearing.

[@47imagine]

Daniel: So I'm a savant ... James Corden: "blah blah blah"

[@Cortimi12]

As an American, I'm watching this, and waiting for the "socially inept" part. He really just came across as a typical Brit to me: quiet, witty, and polite.

[@ezekiel4yt]

Yeah, Brits are like the most polite folks. I don't know why. Maybe they were trained, due to the whole royal family thingy there.

[@tristramgordon8252]

It's called "self respect"

[@TonyEnglandUK]

As a Brit, I don't get this criticism of Letterman. He's always seemed to me to be one of the funniest, friendliest and most self-deprecating talk show hosts around, I loved his shows especially his interviews with Ricky Gervais where they took the pee out of each other relentlessly.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@fifthof Yes we certainly can lol. I've lived in the US and they beat us hands-down for politeness. Nobody ever calls me "sir" in a shop here in England lol. Where I live they throw your change at you and say "Yeah whatever, shut the door on the way out".

[@mafiosol_buenavida]

Shame that's the first thing you see and/or thought to comment on. Despite the charming generalisation we Brits are not all 'quiet, witty, and polite'. If anything you're projecting your pre-judice onto him. What I see is a intelligent human being who has a story to tell, oh, and happens to be British, actually I found that irrelevant.

[@jponz85]

sounds like a humble dude. good fore him wish him the best in life

[@jponz85]

for* stupid auto I swear

[@witchsquad3324]

+Jonathan Pontel fore*

[@NinthCinemaDown]

+Jonathan Pontel Four?

[@jponz85]

It was suppose to say "for" not fore or four you guys are confusing

[@NinthCinemaDown]

Three point one...four?

[@dorinc6033]

Beautiful speaking, amazing voice. Very pleasant and intelligent.

[@SardaukarNo1]

my constitution professor could lull anyone to sleep with his soothing voice

[@nicholasfry3127]

how many colours does he want over

[@TGiannini007]

Read his book. It’s great.

[@RevaeRavus]

And the guest wasn't half bad either.

[@daddylongleg9113]

Dorin I think you're in love😉

[@DepressionVarietyVlog]

Are you kidding me, he’s brilliant at socializing!

[@ben6089]

He's actually just really good at faking it, but that's fine, better than most of us.

[@pikin2]

@@ben6089 how would you know he's just faking it? You're in his head? Lol

[@ben6089]

@@pikin2 He uses rehearsed, deliberate responses. Can't explain to aspies, but it's very obvious.

[@jovetj]

Yep, years and years of practice. Going through the motions, not feeling.

[@rapturebound197]

What you don't see is how much he has had to overcome to just get to the point wherein he could speak with someone like Letterman. Its far more than just getting over a case of the jitters most of us would have on TV. You can tell by his body language that he is far more proud of overcoming his autistic disabilities than his memory/math skills. Good for him.

[@Ericwvb2]

What makes Daniel Tammet unique isn't necessarily his gifts in being able to combine or memorize numbers or learn a difficult language in a fraction of the time a regular person can (which is rare but not totally unique), but his ability to also communicate and socialize and explain how his mind works. Many people with gifts like his (think Rain Man) can barely function in society.

[@mariedewitt5033]

Rain man's skills as a savant were meaningless to him.

[@robschanaynay3500]

Worlds greatest human calculator. Math and calculation are completely different.

[@oliskranz]

dumbest comment 2014, congrats.

[@LordNethesis]

oliskranz Yours? Seeing how you think maths is calculation

[@oliskranz]

LordNethesis dude, if there are numbers in the equation it´s going to require calculations.

[@LordNethesis]

oliskranz I'm guessing you haven't done much high level maths, then (something which he would be required to actually do to call him a maths genius), for there are far fewer numerical calculations than you'd think, and in any case even if they are they are almost never the goal of the mathematician, for he can just type the numbers into a computer and get the next step quickly. Calculations are a way of getting to the next step in proving a theorem, almost never the end result. Look up Terence Tao, if you want to know of an example of an actually mathematical genius.

[@oliskranz]

LordNethesis doesn´t matter, calculation is a vital part of math , without it you don ´t get anywhere, calculation is the way you solve math problems.

[@nev7711]

What an interesting man. I hope I'm in the majority when I say this interview beats any of the 'new celebrity' interviews. David Letterman is a legend with the way he kept everything going. Let's celebrate real people who contribute to world and life in real ways.

[@jefferyevans7773]

I'm the reverse savant, I have trouble doing things everyone else finds easy.

[@ElliotRose]

Yeah, I'm like an idiot savant. Without the "savant" part.

[@gourisidhu]

😆😆😆

[@taytayswiftie13-o1d]

Jeffery Evans 🤣

[@jefferyevans7773]

@@taytayswiftie13-o1d we can't keep politics out of this?

[@taytayswiftie13-o1d]

Jeffery Evans yes. I deleted my comment.

[@oscarwilde399]

He doesn't seem socially hindered at all. Seems more polite than 99% of the population. Maybe we say that he's social hindered because he's not a douche like the rest of us.

[@traininggrounds9450]

It takes far more energy to perform "normal" in front of people. If you spend enough time then you will begin to see irregularities in his coherence with the conversation at hand and the context. I've been autistic my entire life but have had to learn how to operate without being caught but sooner or later I have to get alone and recharge or the stimulus shuts me down. For example going to the beach will overcharge me so much that I have to go lay down and I'll be twitching the whole time I sleep. The energy of people is erratic and I pick up on all of it. Sooner or later I break down. It's the same for him I'm sure. He has to focus and concentrate on numbers to calm himself down from all the erratic chaos we've created in nature.

[@34672rr]

he was always extremely socially hindered as a child, but was taught and used his memory skill to overcome it. Not too hard, just learn simple social cues, jokes, etc. far tougher for regular aspbergers sufferers who don't have the same capability of learning and remembering

[@drs-Rigo-Reus]

Oscar Wilde he missed the pi joke..... that is how you can tell Asperger.

[@34672rr]

also the shape of his ears

[@maskedsinger8337]

I would encourage you to read his book, "Born On A Blue Day" then come back to what you said.

[@johnmahoney6663]

This guy makes me feel so calm.

[@mikelmart]

I watched a documentary on this gentleman several years ago and he is quite unique. I specifically remember that he learned the Icelandic language in about two weeks, and it's supposed to be one of the hardest languages to learn. He went on a Icelandic talk show and the host was amazed by how well he spoke.

[@bluewater3783]

Thank you for sharing that. I'm interested in language acquisition...

[@richb3326]

Lovely guy. Rather socialise with him than 99% of the population.

[@BaldMancTwat]

@alexander usyk Haha.

[@adibakarlen]

definitely

[@generalyellor2187]

Then you're clearly antisocial.

[@seriall1337]

how special do you think you are lol

[@MrNick-ic8rt]

He probably wouldn't feel the same

[@UnderCultures]

that feel when a guy with aspergers is probably a better conversationalist than you :(

[@KCinSD84]

+Alex Romanov Lol I was thinking the same damn thing lol!

[@teenwilliam1000]

Only because he's talking about what interests him and controlling the conversation. If they were talking about something he didn't care about he wouldn't be able to converse much at all.

[@Jerrydupris]

LMFAO, forreal

[@jimlewis3306]

Certainly better than Letterman.

[@urielbokobza8998]

Alex Romanov probably bc they strain their eyes reading all the time

[@kurumais]

"thats so kind of you to say" i love that expression i wish i used that

[@lozz0dnb]

Its a very English top tier private school boy term

[@selfishstockton6123]

kurumais You’d sounds like a pompous ass to most people who’d find it condescending

[@taunteratwill1787]

When?

[@rapturebound197]

@@selfishstockton6123 only ignorant insecure ones would.

[@selfishstockton6123]

Mike Kotowski Says you. I’m not even even English

[@MarksmanTV]

Daniel Tammet: "I recited Pi to 22,000 decimal places". David Letterman: "I like bananas"

[@wayneleone]

:))

[@MindRiot395th]

It seems like David Letterman is turning to Homer Simpson.

[@foljs5858]

He was always a boring, middle of the road, person

[@xvnbm]

That's the joke.

[@peterrodby2786]

MarksmanTV Dave is the perfect wing man!

[@SuperRobloxman1]

i know all the numbers that are in pi. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0. :D

[@stylehavoc4841]

+1SuperRobloxman1 haahaahahaa

[@TheBarnem13]

ha ha

[@andrewmanzano461]

+1SuperRobloxman1 You missed 3.1

[@davidjenkins4916]

God ur dumb Andrew

[@georgeburston1415]

+Hermit574 stop trying to sound smart

[@JBades6310]

4:34 Letterman - "I like bananas" Audience "hahahahahhahahaha" You gotta be fucking kidding me

[@trollzeus8288]

I KNOW RIGHT?! Like anything he says is a joke by default

[@ImAwakelN]

Jeremy Bader Such an awful cringe in me was produced by this.

[@PayneToTheMax]

Did so many people really not realize this was a callback joke to his liking "pi," as well as playing on Letterman's oft-portrayed image of the 'dumb' guy?

[@w.kamaranjoku1712]

the dude didn't find it funny

[@ostrich6175]

+Jeremy Bader It was supposed to be a joke XD As in, like, its funny because he didn't understand ANYTHING the dude was saying, so he just said, "I like Bananas", because the guy had said he'd eaten some. That's why it's funny.

[@paulnewman4624]

I’ve seen this guy here in the UK. He learned Icelandic in one week. Literally. He’s an absolute genius

[@karlsalocks]

Dude is SO much less awkward than Zuckerberg

[@cesteres]

Who isn't?

[@simonking195]

Because the Zucc is a lizard

[@gz9975]

Because he's not a jew

[@juanchocorleone]

This dude is more human than Data- I mean, Succ-emberg.

[@jamesbarclay2075]

There should be no comparison with this gentleman and Mr. Zuckerberg who lives in an entirely different world.

[@IM3z]

6:20 David: "guess my birthday". Daniel: "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that".

[@HAL-dm1eh]

hahahaha

[@IM3z]

Finally someone got it hahaha

[@IM3z]

Uluvu Inception :)

[@motorcyclelad]

Lol. It was in my mind that he sounded like someone but I didn’t make the connection till you mentioned it. Thanks!

[@entertainment3795]

Solaris Daniel never says “I’m sorry I can’t do that”

[@reggierico]

I had Kim Peek, 'the Rainman', come onto my aircraft once and we greeted him, he smiled, shook my hand and then asked my birthday. I told him and he started telling me what day I was born on, and then told me what day my next birthday would be on as well. An amazing thought process from truly interesting young men.

[@andrejlykov6408]

Damn. You are a very lucky guy. I always dreamed to meet him. Reat in peace, Rain Man.

[@pepecohetes492]

He is very bright; he was challenged to learn Icelandic in a week, and he did it, becoming conversational. Even if its mostly memorization, he is quite smart.

[@topofthemornintoya]

quite

[@34672rr]

a strange sort of smartness, though, like not very useful. I doubt he is very good at math, meaning complex theoretical math. Simply being a human calculator does not make you good at math.

[@rondesmond7209]

Being able to learn languages at a conversational level in one week is incredibly useful

[@34672rr]

they have instant audio translation apps now

[@rondesmond7209]

wiremessiah Not as good as human translation, and not able to understand humor to any passable degree.

[@lucky5853]

What a charming considerate young man, besides numbers good deeds is also on his mind.

[@Astrobrant2]

Most con artists are very charming and considerate. Their success is largely dependent on feigning such qualities.

[@spacexmike]

he is insanely good at learning languages too

[@Astrobrant2]

@Mike Durant So he claims. He might be very good at learning languages, but "insanely" is probably an exaggeration. I think he may also have an exceptional memory, but nobody can calculate square roots the way he demonstrates. It's not like calculating a rational number, say, 153 / 71 to ten decimal places. Note that he didn't demonstrate it here. I believe the man is a con artist.

[@spacexmike]

it is possible he is fake, but he actually has been on camera doing sums too 100 decimal places. yet alone ten lol. he can do those sums.

[@anthonydemarco1745]

I had multiple seizures and the only thing i got out of it was a half a tongue

[@mathaismaraj9253]

I wanna see that '_'

[@anthonydemarco1745]

@@mathaismaraj9253 By the time the ems came my half of tongue was dead and they were able to replace it with a cow tongue... Now that I am a GOD to the ladies Nickname me Cowcunt

[@1baddab]

Lmao dude

[@randomdude9135]

Dark humour

[@squidwardstesticles5914]

Anthony DeMarco 17 why, did the seizure cause you to bite down on it?

[@beatleystoned]

This guy is not just a genius with numbers but also words. He can learn a language in 7 days. He was tested on this, asked to learn Icelandic, one of the most difficult languages and after 7 days, he was to go on live Icelandic TV and speak the language. He passed with flying colours. Extraordinary chap.

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

thats right I remember that nice catch!

[@BassByTheBay]

Yes, it's fascinating. It's pretty clear that whatever happened to his brain drastically increased his capacity for short- *and* long-term memory, both of which play a huge role in language learning (well, all learning, really).

[@armybeef68]

Actually English is one of the hardest languages

[@gregguerra870]

beatleystoned I learned Icelandic in 3 days and passed with flying colors!

[@jensraab2902]

@@armybeef68 Let me guess, English is your native language? I would be very surprised if you had to learn English and deem it to be one of the hardest languages. Because it is not. It has a very large lexicon but its structure is relatively simple. Obviously, it depends on one's own mother tongue how easy English is to learn but there are a lot more complex languages out there.

[@jakobgunnarsson7952]

He has the calmest voice, lovely!

[@chrisredig1381]

Oh fuck off

[@parentsbasement7734]

Dave handled this gentleman great. He could have made him uncomfortable easily by forcing answers and needless banter but dave guided him through like the boss he is. This had to be very hard for this man to confront his uncomfortably in puplic let alone on national t.v

[@imageskj1]

Dave set the high water mark for all TV hosts.

[@Infiniterhythmstudio]

Letterman is all class... sorely missed.

[@LiveMusicOntario]

@@Infiniterhythmstudio Oh man, Letterman could be such a total dick at times too. I think some of it was his awkwardness with beautiful women so he'd say the wrong thing trying to be clever. Sophia Loren scared him to death. You could see it the whole time she was there. He was unusually kind with this guest. He wasn't just after having on a guy who could do trick after trick with numbers, which is why some commenters here are disappointed. Having a form of synesthesia myself, it's interesting that was brought up as a memory aid.

[@yeltsin6817]

I agree. Save could have really bullied this kind of a guest but I think he realizes it would be inherently wrong.

[@abritishguy8351]

@@yeltsin6817 yeah I agree, Dave must be an incredibly good person to resist the urge to bully his guest!

[@forsmaneino]

Not only math but this man has also learned the typical social behavior and thats exactly what he mimics with his jokes and the way he talks, definitely a smart guy

[@taunteratwill1787]

If you 'mimic' whatever long enough it becomes part of you and also becomes natural. Everything you know is from mimicking your parents, teachers and other forms of social interaction. Nothing special everyone does it. :-))

[@dracomaneer]

@@taunteratwill1787 I don't know if you know this, but Aspergers or High Functioning ASD doesn't mimic in a similar manner to say a normal Neurotypical individual. It's closest parallel is that of a computer in how it stores data and then acts on that data or simply how it recites that data, at least for me.

[@taunteratwill1787]

@@dracomaneer I'm not talking about Aspergers or ASD, i'm talking about 'mimicking'. :-))

[@dracomaneer]

@@taunteratwill1787 Here are some resources if you are interested in learning more about ASD and "Mimicry" www.autism-help.org/communication-echolalia-autism.htm s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/48190092/s0163-8343_2801_2900155-420160819-6305-eqz00m.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DAsperger_s_disorder_in_the_emergency_psy.pdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A%2F20191211%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20191211T205803Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=e05e2ad457423d21adef1b34587b23beb0b12261eb06d15d7de2d1aeba33ab84 www.theneurotypical.com/aspergers-and-mimicry.html

[@taunteratwill1787]

@@dracomaneer Don't you ever fucking give up? I don't give a flying fuck about ASD or any other peculiar behaviour. KZbin is fuckedup enough for me thank you! :-)

[@petesmt]

His voice is so calm and soothing

[@kjnightbird1772]

I love unique people! He's truly experiencing a slice of reality that's out of our realm. Glad that he's high-functioning (socially) to have a good life. 💃

[@kcluna2187]

I came here after reading his autobiography "Born on a Blue Day" which my mom just handed over to me out of nowhere. It was such an amazing read, and it was nice knowing about this man. What an inspiration he is

[@DvDerrorr]

This guy is so brilliant that even when they do the "pi script'" his face is disconcerting. We need more people like Danny.

[@lukeellis6094]

This guy says he recites Pi to 22,000 decimal places and all Letterman can come out with is "I like bananas"

[@CookinginRussia]

That's why Letterman is a TV star in America.

[@lukeellis6094]

You may be onto something there :)

[@JamesACosby]

It was a joke. Like Letterman is so stupid he can't keep up at all. Sort of a Homerism, actually: "*Bananas*..." [drooling]

[@CookinginRussia]

J Co Which would have been a reasonable response if this guy had said something that was actually difficult to understand. The only thing he said was pi - a mathematical constant that any 10 year old should know.

[@JamesACosby]

I DISAGREE!!

[@csliger596]

What an awesome guy! I'm sure it's very difficult for him to socially interact (a few ppl with Asperger's in my family) and you can tell he's practiced and gotten very good at it. Obviously very talented, wish him the best!

[@30daymissionman]

This is the only time I have seen Dave 100 percent respectful. Was a great and interesting video

[@DahWiggy]

This guy controls his Apergers incredibly well, he comes across as well as anyone I know with no mental disadvantages whatsoever. Seems like a really interesting, nice guy.

[@NinthCinemaDown]

Wow, very high functioning and well spoken. He interviews just as well as career actors

[@frazbro27]

Ninth Cinema Down makes you wonder if aspbergers is bullshit and a cover up for people who werent exposed to social situations.

[@cloerenjackson3699]

Well about ten minutes of Googling will provide you with the answer to that.

[@dontfeelcold]

People with Asperger's can learn social skills. It needs to be trained deliberately though. Normal people pick it coincidentally.

[@levelle8075]

Actors don't have any talent. They're just related to someone who has done it before

[@markrodriguez240]

Ninth Cinema Down u

[@hineighbor]

His voice is so soothing

[@Liwet.]

ASMR

[@gidgethrobowski3860]

Hi, Neighbor! It sure is, love him.

[@shire-lee]

Watch Davie Mcphail KZbin videos

[@jayboogie27]

Sounds a little bit like Da Ali G!

[@carlosmatos9848]

Yeah he'd be a good narrator

[@HimJimRimDim]

There is a lot more to mathematics than being exceptional at memorizing numbers such as pi and crunching arithmetic calculations in ones head. In fact as we get more advanced in mathematics we gradually drift away from numerical calculation and move towards general symbolism, pure logic, theory and proofs. For example, if one were truly exceptional at mathematics they may eventually prove (or contribute to a proof) of Goldbach's Conjecture that states that "any integer greater than 2 can be written as the sum of 2 prime numbers". First proposed in the 1700's it has yet to be proved almost 300 years later. Yes, the man in the video is exceptional. He can memorize lengthy and complex numbers and perform complex arithmetic. He has tremendous mental computational abilities. However, there is a lot more to mathematics than computation. Thus I would not consider him a "math genius".

[@jeylful]

HimJimRimDim See the video when he learns Icelandic enough to sit an interview on national television (one of the most complex languages of the world) in a week. That feat was amazing, his teacher kept saying that he was like a "vacuum cleaner" to learn words!

[@AnilZonderPunt]

jeylful Your response to +HimJimRimDim's comment is totally missing the point he's trying to get across haha

[@AnilZonderPunt]

***** That's not what RimDim said at all. HimJimRimDim wasn't saying Daniel, the man in the video, was incapable of doing things other than memorizing Pi. Daniel might be excellent at proving mathematical statements, we don't know that based on this video. As far as I can tell, and I completely agree with this, RimDim is saying that memorizing stuff (in this case numbers) does not make you a mathematical genius. There are some mathematical concepts that need to be understood that makes us able to compute Pi. But once it's computed, memorizing those numbers is not mathematical genius, it's just memorizing. Memorizing really well. So, it's more of a critique against a false title, than criticizing Daniel. Daniel is an exceptional human being, but not necessarily a mathematical genius. In my point of view, mathematics isn't about putting some numbers in to a (human) calculator. It's about (among other things) understanding concepts and proving theorems that makes us able to compute in a useful way. RimDim was completely justified in saying what he said and was being far less of a jackass than you are.

[@AnilZonderPunt]

***** Hahha, yeah I do that sometimes. In short, no one was criticizing Daniel (the guy in the video). Just the false statement in the title was being corrected.

[@joealias2594]

HimJimRimDim Yes, and I think that ultimately, this kind of misunderstanding has some serious consequences to our math education. People think that math is all just something that a computer can do faster and better, when in actuality, computation and calculation is what a computer does, and that is hardly math. In reality, the kind of creative thinking required to further the branches of mathematics is probably the last thing a computer will ever be able to do. Kids in school think "why should I learn math when I have a calculator?", and the sad fact is they're right... if what they were being taught is really what math is. If we at least offered more abstract math classes, we might get more kids who want to learn math because it interests them, and then who knows what we might discover.

[@TrojanLube69]

And I have trouble remembering what today's day is...

[@TheClassicWorld]

GamingInSlowMotion I forgot how old I was a few months ago, so that's a thing... :( :P

[@CallumLees]

+The Anti-Theist That's happened to me before too. And the age of some of my close family (that I live with). Suffice to say, I save money on birthday gifts.

[@stewartking4928]

I can't even smell properly.

[@fvallee33]

I can't remember the Day se are!

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

I have trouble remembering the year

[@jaym3064]

Very interesting and humble bloke. When my son was ages 6-10 he had the same ability to figure out day of the week for birthdays.

[@brodysdaddy]

Great interview. Of course we know how amazing Letterman was at his job, but also Tammet was very well spoken, interesting and injected just the right amount of humor into his answers.

[@mrblur809]

this guys pretty chill and cool :D

[@user-rc8nc5gm5s]

This is good inspiration for me to learn the multiplication table of 1 by the end of this century.

[@stonew1927]

You must be an American.

[@JoeShopper]

Stone W - Why? Because he has a sense of humor?

[@artey6671]

Because he thinks he has one.

[@shanemac5366]

What is 1 times zero?

[@artey6671]

Sure, the USA consists of pacifist angels that only care about the welfare of the rest of the world.

[@SnoopCatts]

"You're very handsome man, I have to say..." Awwwww, I thought that was really really sweet of him

[@MrRobertjnewton]

I close my eyes and I can see Nigel Tufnel explaining how 11 is 1 louder than 10

[@chrisvandale6413]

This comment made me pee a little...well played good sir

[@kevinmccance2777]

this one goes to........!!!!!!

[@greglee1465]

" i find D-minor the saddest of all keys", this one here is called Lick my love pump"!

[@rokyericksonroks]

I tried it, but I just kept getting Letterman as a cheesy version of David St. Hubbins.

[@paulfinn8871]

Excellent comment...

[@swavypars4283]

This guy needs a podcast.. or a narrated meditation/sleep app.

[@thosewhodig]

His voice is very similar to Andy Puddicombe's (Headspace founder)

[@JanickGers0]

The guy is a genius, don't get me wrong. But memorizing pi doesn't make you a math genius, not even close, at all. Math is not about memory.

[@JanickGers0]

***** I don't see the point, since I do like my math, and math isn't about memorizing numbers.

[@yellowcorba1]

math is not his only strong point. He memorized an entire language in 7 days.

[@Whiterin]

JanickGers0 That's the thing though, he isn't actually MEMORIZING numbers.

[@brianblock6334]

Whiterin Actually, as for him reciting Pi to 22,514 decimal places WAS an act of memory, though his ability to calculate is unsurpassed as well.

[@obsorng3]

watch his documentary man.

[@FollowFunk]

I can recite 22,000 numbers too. In numerical order.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

I can do that backwards, too.

[@c.creature8884]

I bet you'd make a mistake

[@AdityaSingh-yo1qb]

Mr Beast did a million

[@mxtb1888]

But not in five hours.

[@coelacanth9821]

okay,start now. let us know when you're done. we trust you.

[@wsky9646]

whoa youtube recommendations are like time capsules now

[@rizzorizzo2311]

I can’t figure why dafuq it recommended this video to me? But it really wanted me to watch it...

[@britpackdog4545]

Yeah what gives I'm getting rinsed with MLB videos and I'm from England

[@mr.c1563]

They don't want current news to get out....it protects the narrative.

[@ryanscottnix]

4:33 Say what you want about Letterman, but his comedic timing and delivery was always spot-on.

[@fernandosaint9859]

I have a rare condition that allows me to sleep 25hs a day

[@tennissport4318]

yes, and that condition is called dream within dream, in which you are dreaming that you are dreaming so there is your overlapping sleeping hours...in fact, my own condition allows me to sleep about 30 hours a day, because of my multiple levels of recursive dream within a dream - good one you have there, though

[@jibranmeo1]

Me too brah

[@luisendymion9080]

Same here. It's called "impossibly laziness"

[@20giis15]

My rare condition allows me to go through jars of vaseline and adult videos whenever I'm home alone

[@T12J7]

You are a true savant my man. Congratulation for your gift!

[@CatsTVStudios]

Amazing that he's come this far without any legs too.

[@BrianPex]

LOL!

[@veemacks7255]

It's a standard feature of savants that they're half chameleon.

[@veemacks7255]

@Eric ... make an effort.

[@GiDD504]

Eric Yamalen look at the color of his pants and the color of the chair.

[@darrencain1092]

Mark Welch fucking classic

[@atreyutheascended9174]

This is not an actor, he has actually been featured in several documentaries. I have a friend that has aspergers and he is actually very smart and has great social skills. Just because someone has a form of autism doesnt mean they are a drooling sloth.

[@MaximilianBerkmann]

I agree, I have myself some mental disabilities however I can do things that normal people couldn't

[@Carcaroff87]

Maximilian Berkmann You, your attention seeking was unsuccessfull, but i want to make you happy...so...what kind of special things you can do?

[@MaximilianBerkmann]

MrVeleno87 you really think I was seeking attention ? No, I can recite pi up to 160digits, exp to 30 and some others to 9 or less, I can solve a righty of twisty puzzles (included solving a 2x2 and 3x3 blindfolded and one handed), I can do mental calculations (currently improving).

[@michaelrief4424]

It was a pure pleasure to hear someone speak so eloquently and pronounce their words correctly unlike another unmentioned person of late.

[@sint5990]

I love how Letterman’s vocabulary completely upgraded from any previous interview 😂

[@jimsonbrown9768]

I got hit on the head with a rock when I was 10. It made me an anti-savant.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

You got hit on a.................. Wednesday?

[@1stTimeVenture]

it was probably there before the rock. you just blame the rock.

[@1b0o0]

Savantn't

[@patrickvangelder264]

Sauvant

[@jdpazmino2010]

Hahahahaha

[@vash347]

I love their interaction.... A lot of people say they aren't social but I think in reality, it is that they aren't willing to bullshit. If you weren't talking crap, how much do you think you'd actually say? We can talk all day because we fill our days with meaningless stuff. Some people need a real reason to talk to you or speak... I think he was very kind and polite and so was the host.

[@khol3167]

My intelligence grew by 1 after watching this. Thank you you’re so kind

[@johnhenryholliday3590]

‘The boy with the amazing brain’. Absolutely mind blowing documentary

[@stevemann6082]

notice he never, errs or ums in his speech just constant word flow,

[@Palefish27]

"I had the seizures when I was I THINK 4" One would think this guy would be absolutely certain which date it happened...

[@CodyHannebaum]

No cause that was before he became Spiderma..I mean a savant.

[@jandersatl]

Cody Hannebaum haha I lol'd at that.

[@w.kamaranjoku1712]

Smart people always got glasses on

[@antreascy6954]

+Wisdom Wissy true...

[@theomajlak3765]

+Wisdom Wissy I got classes but im not the Smart. Im a normal guy .

[@MisterStifler]

+SaiyajiN ScreaM you're turning it around. He didn't claim people with glasses are smart. He claimed smart people wear glasses.

[@shaolinwesterner4533]

It's the same thing berty my boy, it's the same thing

[@MisterStifler]

Shaolin Westerner It isn't. When I say: I always go to the beach when it's hot out, you can't say it's always hot out when you find me at the beach. That's turning things around ;)

[@SelfReflective]

I checked, David was indeed born on Saturday.

[@lordjim24]

They could have set that up beforehand.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

nick mail January 31, 1979 was a Wednesday. The whole "which day of the week was any given date" thing is actually pretty easy. We've been using the same calendar for over 1000 years, and we know when the implementation of Leap Years was. Given that there are only 7 options for days of the week, knowing that there are 365 days in the year (but 366 every 4th year), it's simple math to figure out which day any given date fell on.

[@spoookyspencer]

@@Richard_Nickerson lol then you do it on the spot

[@paulmaloney2383]

Very polite , well mannered, and an engaging personality

[@michaelfedorsha8147]

This man has great social skills and seems like a pleasure to talk to.

[@whtsername]

the only genius that is not awkward and has a sense of humor

[@fifthbeatle]

ONE FVCK1NG MINUTE John Lennon?

[@DlundoBoston]

Very well done and Daniel was so respectful of David.

[@0prahTV]

But my mom said I was the greatest math genius..

[@sohanm215]

she lied to protect your ego

[@ibrahimsafwat]

FUCKING REKT TO HELL

[@TheIchigo1413]

+sohan metri SAVAGE!!!!!!

[@vroomkaboom108]

And here, gentlemen, we have a fine example of a simple and irrelevant joke that ended akwardly. Brought to you by comment section people

[@ibrahimsafwat]

Steel Patterns LMFAO

[@ig2d]

Did you know that a pizza of radius "z" and thickness "a" has a volume = Pi.z.z.a

[@NinuRenee]

lmfao

[@brianchang408]

not bad

[@vickvickson4273]

Great, man! Beautiful example of being good BOTH with non verbal and verbal inteligence.

[@vickvickson4273]

And area of such pizza is Pi(number 3,14..)z•z Pizza as a word in english, or rather a pronaunciation of it, is a good example of anti conseqvent character of pronaunciation/spelling in that language: sound ay is spelled i ( letter i is called/pronaunced as "ay") and letter e is called/pronaunced "ee"), yet there is ski (ski as a sport) or pizza...And genuine pronanciation of that number (3,14...) is actually " pee", not "pay".

[@audenrovellequartz9356]

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this!!! great one!!!

[@jonhohensee3258]

It's pretty neat that he wore the perfect camouflage pants for that chair.

[@BeBopandBeyond]

THIS DUDE HAS COME A REMARKABLY LONG WAY SOCIALLY ! HE WAS GRACIOUS AND VERY INTERESTING, FUNNY, AMIABLE....MUCH BETTER THAN SOME "NORMAL" GUESTS I HAVE SEEN ON LATE NIGHT TALK SHOWS!

[@neilgodfrey2669]

In the tv show he learned a language (I think Icelandic) in 2 weeks and then went on an Icelandic tv show and was interviewed in the language. Very impressive

[@peterh1353]

It was Icelandic. However it is part of a genre of Old Norse languages and if he had learned any before he wouldn't have been starting from scratch.

[@ThePerkonm]

people like this should be celebrated and admired rather then Hiltons, Kardbulshias of the world and other pathetic people so called celebrities

[@potatobatman1901]

"Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized." -Einstein This is relevant here. Also, great mental capacity for calculation is nice but surely there are far more admirable abilities. This guy can certainly do cool things yet I assure you these calculations are of no value to "real mathematics". It seems to me they don't offer any mathematical insight either.

[@KingRocco7]

That's exactly like my theory for idolism. The only people worthy of acknowledge are the ones to defy the odds, change the world. Not sitting in a home looking like a spiffed up Hollywood darling struggling about how much butter you should consume in one single day. It's so god damn retarded.

[@MikeDunn]

Sai Functor It seems like every math related video has an arrogant person in the comments section. I'm not sure what your definition of "real mathematics" is, but having an awesome memory can certainly help.

[@nuegai4642]

You assume products of a corporation are "people" Do you think the "artists" on the radio and TV write their own songs too? Get real, man. 99% of everything Americans ever see or hear is corporate generated. Almost every image an American will see in his/her life is a corporate generated image. "corporations are people my friend" - Barack Walker O'Romney

[@Jinsun202]

I totally see your point, and agree that the false idols which are promoted in the media shows how warped our society has become. By all means he is remarkable and very talented, and his talent deserves to be highlighted. But saying we should admire/celebrate him because this is how he was born is just like admiring good-looking women because that's how they are born. It's better to admire someone who has made a breakthrough (Einstein, Marie Curie etc) which benefits mankind, or a nurse, a heroic fire fighter, or a teacher who cares for their students, or someone from an underprivileged background who has turned their life around, or a disabled child who lives life to the fullest.

[@theunknown4570]

I was born with something that makes me non intelligent.

[@CosmosArchipelago]

ME BIG TURD

[@papialeman]

Congratulations

[@illsuspect]

Neil Tipton At least you're funny 👍

[@jeffree6996]

A vagina?

[@magg93]

you are probably gay

[@SH-sr5ol]

What a lovely young man. I wish him the best.

[@an0nim0uz]

This guy is fucking delightful.

[@ts5792]

This guy seems like a really nice guy:)

[@mhks68]

Taku B The accent helps!

[@mwysocki4]

How I miss the old late night talk show hosts. The ones today are garbage.

[@jovetj]

Letterman was garbage too. Just hid it better.

[@tyronebiggums69]

@@jovetj well hes definitely got really bad lately.

[@Fsockey]

conan is good

[@spunkmaster666]

@@jovetj No he had charm, something that James Corden simply doesn't have . . he's just gimmicky and crass.

[@integralogic]

Ones today are garbage because they are propaganda - actors paid to push an agenda, whatever flavor of the week that might be.

[@ChannelMath]

It's hard for Americans to distinguish his Asperger's from English-ness. Maybe that's why Letterman thinks he's "doing just fine talking to me"

[@digbysquires]

Oh please! I say that as a Brit.

[@ChannelMath]

My comment was intended to be funny, of course. But you're making it seem more true.

[@utube9000]

Don't worry channel math, your comment was VERY funny! As was your second comment, lol!

[@ChannelMath]

***** , utube9000 thx

[@SYQmusic]

LucaTheDog I read that as a Brit. ;)

[@mgpanther81]

With all of the dreck that tends to be posted on KZbin, this was genuinely fascinating! Thank you for posting.

[@Cotronixco]

I never thought much of Letterman but here he performed a very respectful interview.

[@johnrainmcmanus6319]

This guy doesn't seem to have anything like Asperger. He's sensitive and gentle and present and self-aware.

[@MrHurricanee]

this comment is kinda discriminating towards people with Asperger.

[@TheArnoldification]

I have Aspergers and I am mild mannered. Not all people with AS are assholes.

[@lbjones2030]

maybe you are confused with tourettes? Aspergers have great trouble relating to others. But proper social behavior can be learned and most people that suffer from it learn to fit in (and as long as they are not surprised during any interactions, seriously, have a look at his face when letterman makes his jokes, He`s not sure how to react.) Most aspergers seem mild mannered and gentle because they are constantly trying to figure the rules of the current game(social interaction). Kids however before they learn are a much different kettle of fish.

[@YeshuaChuy]

Human calculator =/= math genius. The claim here is just like saying the hardest puncher in the world (that you know of) is the greatest boxer. Nope. Has he developed any new fields of mathematics? Work out any new applications? How do they compare with the work of current mathematicians? People don't get math.

[@Xellos357]

So true. My calculator can do what he does. It's fucking awesome that he can do it but he is not entitled to the title of "World's greatest math genius"

[@Duncan_Idaho_Potato]

I can see your point and I don't dispute it. The title of this specific video was poorly chosen. But you have to admit that this man's abilities are exceedingly extraordinary. I think that's the point that was meant to be conveyed.

[@Xellos357]

The point to be made was similar to how news stations exaggerate and post false titles for their news articles. It does the point for them, got almost a million views

[@pmeutr]

Xellos357 -

[@jamesbarclay2075]

Just never, ever try to divide 0/0. (Zero is a very dangerous thing).

[@1pulpster]

Scientists have proved that there's only three type of people: Those who are good at math and those who aren't.

[@alansonclark2097]

Hmmm - I heard there were 10 types of people...those who understand binary and those who don't.

[@usure9250]

What’s the third

[@dennislindqvist8443]

@@usure9250 Those who look good.

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

Lol ! :D ... from "Shrek"; "Three, my Lord; pick three!" (as he holds up 2 fingers, Lol). Love it :D

[@cjj-er5ip]

LMFAO

[@Kearyjb]

I met one of these guys this past year. He was "Working out" (math) at USC. He engaged me and asked me questions I could not really process. It was very interesting.

[@Rithorn]

There is a musician named Aleksander Vinter who also has Aspergers and is also a Savant (Hence why he calls himself "Savant") who makes some fucking AMAZING music! I'd recommend people who are into the dubstep/techno/electro house genre go and give him a listen. Also if you go watch Future Music's in the studio with Savant, you will see his sheer passion for making music, really is inspirational! Savant's really are extraordinary people! :D

[@suspicioustumbleweed1356]

Meh

[@mathew633man]

finally. a worthy opponent

[@lc389]

haha good.

[@tariq980]

haha

[@Boimeirelles]

lol are you a savant too?? cause if you are not.. you have no idea how good he is..

[@FrostyCoug]

I get it, in an MMA match :) funny.

[@sorellman]

What I like best about this, sarcasm, is that scientists have spoken: the reason why he has this amazing ability is because he was affected by epilepsy and autism. And you thought all scientists must be smart, knowledgeable people. As you can see, there are lots of ignorant among them too.

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

He comes over as a real nice guy, I know an artist with the same thing and he is incredible. I hope he does well

[@mrtangerillo7758]

David Letterman is so respectful. He makes things funny but is also very respectful while doing so. This is why he is the king.

[@Egoblivion]

The jist: David: I like bananas. Daniel: You're very handsome.

[@TruthNerds]

The gist: Daniel: I had an epileptic attack when I was four years old. It made me a savant but also gave me a mild form of Asperger's. David: I like ass burgers.