tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post3369413014214546302..comments2023-07-18T12:00:45.236+00:00Comments on Thinking in Numbers: The Blog of Daniel Tammet: Gullfoss (A Poem)Daniel Tammethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218659842875531748noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-115290836461891932009-01-12T18:38:00.000+00:002009-01-12T18:38:00.000+00:00hi daniel!what do you think about the song "if 6 w...hi daniel!<BR/><BR/>what do you think about the song <BR/>"if 6 was 9" from jimi hendrix? i would love to understand those feelings about numbers :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-69823266945246817562008-10-14T02:40:00.000+00:002008-10-14T02:40:00.000+00:00Wow! Such an amazing variety of languages in these...Wow! Such an amazing variety of languages in these comments. Immediately Icelandic, Estonian, French, German, Japanese.. I could go on. Anyways.. I'm 17 and I have Asperger's Syndrome as well. If only I could grasp the beauty of languages as you do! Your poem was beautiful, and it painted such lovely images in my mind. I found your site after reading your book (which is also amazing). You're honestly an inspiration.<BR/><BR/>~MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-51373915248950821862008-05-27T18:25:00.000+00:002008-05-27T18:25:00.000+00:00Some Dylan Thomas, some Hendrix. Freshets! I liked...Some Dylan Thomas, some Hendrix. Freshets! I liked it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-58825306958387647062008-05-17T14:19:00.000+00:002008-05-17T14:19:00.000+00:00Daniel, I just finished your book. I could not st...Daniel, I just finished your book. I could not stop reading, it was so interesting. Having studied autism during University studies in Psychology and having worked with people with autism, I believe that we all have some autistic traits, some people just have more than others. What we don't all have is synesthesia. I cannot imagine what it is like to have this wonderful gift. Your poem sent shivers down my spine, it was so beautiful. Your ways of thinking are truly amazing. Thank you for opening my eyes to new ways of thinking, even if I cannot really use or understand them properly.<BR/><BR/>Love <BR/><BR/>BronAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-42154406114631035522008-04-11T07:20:00.000+00:002008-04-11T07:20:00.000+00:00beautiful poem. I enjoyed it greatly.beautiful poem. I enjoyed it greatly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-20254809574414859552008-04-09T15:00:00.000+00:002008-04-09T15:00:00.000+00:00Hello Daniel,Hope this message finds you in great ...Hello Daniel,<BR/><BR/>Hope this message finds you in great health and happiness. I've watched the Brainman documentary, read your book and now your poem. In a nutshell, you're everything that's great about the human spirit and an inspiration for all of us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-12007050366843648662007-11-28T02:25:00.000+00:002007-11-28T02:25:00.000+00:00I just received your book as an early Christmas gi...I just received your book as an early Christmas gift as I have been recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome as an adult...so much of what you write I can relate to in my childhood years. I would like to share a poem that I wrote as beautiful, but shorter than yours...<BR/><BR/> "Bright Star"<BR/><BR/>First out again...<BR/>If you find the empty sky so lonely<BR/>Why don't you go back in?<BR/>Nobody cares if a bright star fades<BR/>For they love the sun best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-89079021530586744482007-11-04T13:58:00.000+00:002007-11-04T13:58:00.000+00:00I am going to add myself to the list of people who...I am going to add myself to the list of people who are totally amazed and astounded by not only your ability, but in the your good nature and modesty.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146148412136762904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-63704395371555615082007-10-10T13:41:00.000+00:002007-10-10T13:41:00.000+00:00Hi Daniel,It was awesome that you were in Amsterda...Hi Daniel,<BR/>It was awesome that you were in Amsterdam to talk to us in the NEMO, and your speech was really interesting! I am proud to have 'met' you (maybe you remember a young girl dressed in green, in the audience)! I am a synesthete too, numbers and letters have also vivid colours for me. I don't see them in textures or personalities as you do, but they have genders. And to me, you're born on a pink day (that's my wednesday color) :)<BR/>Looking forward reading your book..<BR/>Good luck with everything and greetings from Enschede!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-24794792298015144172007-10-03T14:18:00.000+00:002007-10-03T14:18:00.000+00:00Við vorum að horfa á myndina ,,Brain man" og við l...Við vorum að horfa á myndina ,,Brain man" og við lásum líka ljóðið þitt. Kærar þakkir, hvort tveggja var mjög áhrifaríkt! Það kom upp spurning í hópnum hver er atvinna þín. Getur þú sagt okkur það? <BR/>Nemendur og kennari í sálfræðivali í Menntaskólanum við Sund<BR/>(sjofng@msund.is)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-73815826205809047512007-09-30T01:25:00.000+00:002007-09-30T01:25:00.000+00:00I read your book a while ago and am now doing a re...I read your book a while ago and am now doing a review of it for a school project. I think that you are amazing and you are an inspriation to me. Thank you for your amazing bookAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-39974859877271077222007-09-30T00:45:00.000+00:002007-09-30T00:45:00.000+00:00I just finished your book last night. It touched ...I just finished your book last night. It touched me in ways I can't even describe. Though I don't have autism, your words motivated me to work harder at my daily life and to pursue those things that I want most. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>The poem is fantastic. <BR/><BR/>Love, LindsayLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438274906472531907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-84658160321178104512007-09-29T11:45:00.000+00:002007-09-29T11:45:00.000+00:00Hey Daniel, I just watched a few videos of yours o...Hey Daniel, I just watched a few videos of yours online and I was lucky enough at some point to find a link here to your blog (probably on the wikipedia page).<BR/><BR/>I hope that you're continuing to blog as I would love to read more of what you have to say.<BR/><BR/>In any event, I hope that everything is fantastic for you, I hope that you'll be writing more, and it would be a pleasure to communicate with you personally at some time.<BR/><BR/>All the very best,<BR/><BR/>mnuez<BR/><A HREF="http://www.mnuez.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">www.mnuez.blogspot.com</A>mnuezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328856077944673860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-83251197404926418022007-09-26T08:31:00.000+00:002007-09-26T08:31:00.000+00:00hi daniel,I've just read an article about you in D...hi daniel,<BR/><BR/>I've just read an article about you in De Morgen, a belgian newspaper. I have a 13 year old son who is asperger too and highly gifted. Accepting his way of seeing things made my life more complete. We discuss a lot and I try to give him the best I can find to make him happy with himself. Sometimes people forget that after all we are all humans, with our own talents. I do hope you have a happy life, it's inspiring to see how you cope with all your talents. Your parents must be very pride (I hope so). <BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/>HildeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-60006811603720315842007-09-25T08:49:00.000+00:002007-09-25T08:49:00.000+00:00What a wonderful poem, I'm deeply touched. Thank y...What a wonderful poem, I'm deeply touched. Thank you :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-26630169938760886172007-09-21T14:39:00.000+00:002007-09-21T14:39:00.000+00:00que poema maravilhoso!cuide-se daniel. orlandoque poema maravilhoso!<BR/>cuide-se daniel. <BR/>orlandoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-23869541940616257832007-09-21T08:18:00.000+00:002007-09-21T08:18:00.000+00:00Beautiful pictures building up in my mind through ...Beautiful pictures building up in my mind through your poem on iceland.<BR/>=]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-4779226158835164102007-09-20T20:25:00.000+00:002007-09-20T20:25:00.000+00:00daniel, i saw your brain man documentary this mond...daniel, i saw your brain man documentary this monday. read your book when it came out here (malaysia) in june and it rocked! i liked your writing style and i found your initial struggles with socialising / adapting to social norms and behaviours very relatable. <BR/><BR/>it's good news for me to hear that social skills are something that can be picked up and don't remain at a stunted level forever. and i like the fact that you were humble in your writings, even though you're touted as a breakthrough study in science.<BR/><BR/>and with reference to a previous post of yours, i agree with your remarks on dawkins' the god delusion. i didn't just have blind faith when i became a christian either...logic / reason played a part too. (there's also a book countering dawkins' arguments called the dawkins delusion, if you haven't already heard of it.)<BR/><BR/>glad i found your blog..i'll definitely be reading it often. <BR/><BR/>any chance of visiting malaysian shores to give talks here someday? haha.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551815432268986894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-46774505215581995772007-09-20T17:43:00.000+00:002007-09-20T17:43:00.000+00:009/20/07 Daniel, I hope this date is synaesthetical...9/20/07 <BR/>Daniel, I hope this date is synaesthetically pleasing to you. I just finished Born On A Blue Day. Thank you. There is not enough space here to tell you why, but thank you! The poem is beautiful. I am excited to learn more about you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-2647813598120187992007-09-19T21:43:00.000+00:002007-09-19T21:43:00.000+00:00Just finished your autobiography and have to ask i...Just finished your autobiography and have to ask if you plan on writing any more books, specifically how and what you learned to make your social skills better. As a mother of a 15-year-old boy with Asperger syndrome, I often worry about how well he is socializing with classmates, etc. I will definitely be thinking about you when my son goes out into the world on his own. You are a true inspiration for those with Autism and for those without it. I had checked your book from the library but will now be buying it so my son and the rest of my family can read it. Thanks again for writing such a wonderful book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-59828315862482839382007-09-19T12:55:00.000+00:002007-09-19T12:55:00.000+00:00HELLO DANIEL!I'm 14 from Singapore and I think you...HELLO DANIEL!<BR/><BR/>I'm 14 from Singapore and I think you're really remarkable! If only I had a brain like yours :D<BR/><BR/>I like Math and I hope one day I'll be able to calculate like you too!<BR/><BR/>Regards, CassandraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-70015821043813756802007-09-18T13:13:00.000+00:002007-09-18T13:13:00.000+00:00You must be a genius:)From another autistic guyYou must be a genius:)<BR/><BR/>From another autistic guyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-83342206914588305992007-09-16T23:36:00.000+00:002007-09-16T23:36:00.000+00:00This poem reminds me of one written by the great s...This poem reminds me of one written by the great scientist Richard Feynman, in that both were written by intelligent men who, although writers, may not focus on poetry specifically. And yet they stand up to the poems of those who do, and both manage to be enlightening in their own way. Life affirming is a good description, but human affirming might be even better:<BR/><BR/>There are the rushing waves<BR/>mountains of molecules<BR/>each stupidly minding its own business<BR/>trillions apart<BR/>yet forming white surf in unison.<BR/><BR/>Ages on ages<BR/>before any eyes could see<BR/>year after year<BR/>thunderously pounding the shore as now.<BR/>For whom, for what?<BR/>On a dead planet<BR/>with no life to entertain.<BR/><BR/>Never at rest<BR/>tortured by energy<BR/>wasted prodigiously by the sun<BR/>poured into space.<BR/>A mite makes the sea roar.<BR/><BR/>Deep in the sea<BR/>all molecules repeat<BR/>the patterns of another<BR/>till complex new ones are formed.<BR/>They make others like themselves<BR/>and a new dance starts.<BR/><BR/>Growing in size and complexity<BR/>living things<BR/>masses of atoms<BR/>DNA, protein<BR/>dancing a pattern ever more intricate.<BR/><BR/>Out of the cradle<BR/>onto dry land<BR/>here it is<BR/>standing:<BR/>atoms with consciousness;<BR/>matter with curiosity.<BR/><BR/>Stands at the sea, wondering: I<BR/>a universe of atoms<BR/>an atom in the universe. <BR/><BR/>- FeynmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-57119391821575957292007-09-15T11:33:00.000+00:002007-09-15T11:33:00.000+00:00I just wanted to say that I think your amazing. I ...I just wanted to say that I think your amazing. I got your book out of my school library yesterday and finished reading it this morning. It's wonderful and astonishing that you can do these things and I love it.<BR/><BR/>The poem is beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30742073.post-77592240627605358872007-09-13T23:08:00.000+00:002007-09-13T23:08:00.000+00:00Ich habe gelesen,dass du auch deutsch sprechen bzw...Ich habe gelesen,dass du auch deutsch sprechen bzw.schreiben kannst.Deshalb mache ich mir nicht die Mühe englisch zu schreiben.Wahrscheimlich liest du sowieso keine Kommentare.<BR/>Ich finde dich und dein Leben interessant.Gott hat dich fantastisch gemacht.Ende.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com