Monthly Archives: September 2025

Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates specific abilities far above average. The skills that savants excel at are generally related to memory. This may include rapid calculation, artistic, map-making, or musical ability. … Continue reading →

John Nash 1928-, US mathematician (portrayed by Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind, Oliver Sacks 1933-2015 Neurologist, author and expert on Autism UK/US neurologist, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Awakenings. Oliver Sacks wrote … Continue reading →

ALEX HONNOLD Rock Climber I am speculating that Alex Honnold is on the autistic spectrum. I actually wrote an email to him suggesting this. I emphasized the strengths autism provides. However, most people might not want to have the label … Continue reading →

JOHN NASH 1928-, US mathematician (portrayed by Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind, BOB DYLAN 1941-, US singer-songwriter JEFF GREENFIELD 1943-, US political analyst/speechwriter, a political wonk JOHN MOTSON 1945-, English sports commentator DAVID HELFGOTT 1947-, Australian pianist, subject of the film … Continue reading →

ALEX HONNOLD Rock Climber I am speculating that Alex Honnold is on the autistic spectrum. I actually wrote an email to him suggesting this. I emphasized the strengths autism provides. However, most people might not want to have the label … Continue reading →

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770 – 1827. Composer, pianist  He was a German composer and virtuoso pianist. He was crucial in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music. He remains one of the most respected and … Continue reading →

Though autism did not become the mainstream diagnosis it is today until well into the 20th century, it is certainly not anything new. History is full of people who many consider to be or have been somewhere on the autism … Continue reading →

A glass revolution is underway. Spoiler alert: it bends and bounces Humans have been making glass for 4,000 years. But now, scientists are developing techniques that will impact everything from medicine to the way we see the universe. Technicians in … Continue reading →

ASSAM (Guwahati, Jorhat, Tezpur) DARE: Barak Valley (Cachar, Karimganj) World Heritage Sites Kaziranga National Park Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty Tentative WHS Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India (15/04/2014) River Island of Majuli … Continue reading →

Day 9 Mon Oct 20 WEST BENGAL SOUTH (Kolkata, Kharagpur, Durgapur, Asansol) I spent the day talking to a Vancouver traveller, shopped a bit, ate, and slept to recover from my two hectic days of travel through three regions. This … Continue reading →