Steve Levitt

The non-speaking parts of my brain, they actually feel to me like the good parts of me, the interesting parts of me, but I feel like they're essentially held hostage by the language parts. Does that make any sense?

The non-speaking parts of my brain, they actually feel to me like the good parts of me, the interesting parts of me, but I feel like they're essentially held hostage by the language parts. Does that make any sense?

The non-speaking parts of my brain, they actually feel to me like the good parts of me, the interesting parts of me, but I feel like they're essentially held hostage by the language parts. Does that make any sense?

So when you talk about the spectrum, it makes me think of synesthesia. Could you explain what that is and how that works?

So when you talk about the spectrum, it makes me think of synesthesia. Could you explain what that is and how that works?

So when you talk about the spectrum, it makes me think of synesthesia. Could you explain what that is and how that works?

People make a big deal out of it when they talk about musicians having this, and they imply that it's helpful, that it makes them better musicians. Do you think there's truth to that, or is it just that if 3% of the population has this, then there are going to be some great musicians among them?

People make a big deal out of it when they talk about musicians having this, and they imply that it's helpful, that it makes them better musicians. Do you think there's truth to that, or is it just that if 3% of the population has this, then there are going to be some great musicians among them?

People make a big deal out of it when they talk about musicians having this, and they imply that it's helpful, that it makes them better musicians. Do you think there's truth to that, or is it just that if 3% of the population has this, then there are going to be some great musicians among them?

So you've created this database of people who have the condition and you find a pattern that is completely and totally bizarre. And that's that there's a big bunch of people who associate the letter A with red and B with orange, C with yellow. It goes on and on. And then they start repeating it, G. In general, though, you don't see any patterns at all.

So you've created this database of people who have the condition and you find a pattern that is completely and totally bizarre. And that's that there's a big bunch of people who associate the letter A with red and B with orange, C with yellow. It goes on and on. And then they start repeating it, G. In general, though, you don't see any patterns at all.

So you've created this database of people who have the condition and you find a pattern that is completely and totally bizarre. And that's that there's a big bunch of people who associate the letter A with red and B with orange, C with yellow. It goes on and on. And then they start repeating it, G. In general, though, you don't see any patterns at all.

People can connect these colors and letters in any way. Do you remember when you first found this pattern and what your thought was?

People can connect these colors and letters in any way. Do you remember when you first found this pattern and what your thought was?

People can connect these colors and letters in any way. Do you remember when you first found this pattern and what your thought was?

So when you saw this, you must have been thinking, my God, this is important, right? Exactly right. The question is, how could these people be sharing the same pattern?

So when you saw this, you must have been thinking, my God, this is important, right? Exactly right. The question is, how could these people be sharing the same pattern?

So when you saw this, you must have been thinking, my God, this is important, right? Exactly right. The question is, how could these people be sharing the same pattern?

Now, I have to imagine that the way we teach in traditional classrooms with a teacher or professor at a blackboard lecturing to a huge group of passive students, as a neuroscientist, that must make you cringe, right?

Now, I have to imagine that the way we teach in traditional classrooms with a teacher or professor at a blackboard lecturing to a huge group of passive students, as a neuroscientist, that must make you cringe, right?