Alternate Realities from Relativity | Jason Padgett | TEDxTacoma

Jason Padgett explains relativity, and uses the Doppler Effect to demonstrate how every potential can be any reality.

Jason is an aspiring number theorist and mathematician with acquired savant syndrome and synesthesia. His memoir, Struck By Genius, is the story of his transformation from mullet-sporting college dropout to mathematical marvel via a traumatic brain injury.

[sarahohara]

12 years ago a professor told me “if you think you understand the theory of relativity you’re wrong” and this dude just got me closer than I have ever been.

[loslucky]

it amazes me how some great ted talks don't go viral. This is one of them. This was brilliant. Great ending too!

[funny-video-YouTube-channel]

Listening to him *can make people to feel smart.*

I think people like him can push humanity forward to a better future !

[BetsyArcherella]

This is the FIRST time that I actually understood, truly understood a talk on time and space and relatively. Thank you!

[caspermaster-com]

What is great is not the technical level, but his deep realisations that he can share in a very effective way

[dr.reidsheftalltruthinscie]

as a physicist, this is well-known . He describes it in beautiful language. I would like to talk to him about some things physicists cannot explain such as the double slit experiment demonstrating the dual nature of light . and action at a distance. God I have so many things I want to ask him...

[ragtimegal]

I almost didn't watch this because I was sure I wouldn't understand it. He explained it so wonderfully and brilliantly that it all made sense! Thank you for this talk!

[MegaSickcat]

I was cruising around this site and I stumbled onto a 10 year boy who is in college because he has some kind of special gift. That lead me to another brainiac kid...then I saw Jason on an older video on a talk show. That lead me to this video... He's amazing..and how he got that way is even more amazing.

[ivanobar]

To say that what he sees is not new misses the point. He has a intuitive perspective of a reality that is traditionally only achieved by training and mathematics. And, his intuition can be supplemented by formula, providing a more complete understanding.

His condition uncovers possibilities to perceive, make models, that supplement, or could even supplant, how we train the brain (education, repetition) . We just have to find a gentler method. This could be the next step to train the hardware and software that sits in our skull. That's crazy amazing.

I'm sorry he had to suffer a blow to achieve his insights, but am heartened that his insights seem to have given his life greater meaning.

[IsaacRizard]

Finally, an actual answer that makes sense about the falling tree in the forest. This a great lecture. Thanks to the muggers back in 2002?

[Uppercut]

I read his book. Fascinating story. As interesting as his work in mathematics has been, which is important and amazing, the implications as to what the brain is, and what awareness is, are equally important.
The types of revelations brought forth by his (and other savant studies) are humbling, and should caution science never to be too sure of itself.

[hugolugo]

He is explaining to himself back when he was 32, the way he would have undestood, thank you Jason, you did awesome!!

[valentinabestani]

This Ted talk is underestimated. Should have so many more views. Amazing !

[DorianLS]

Besides his gift, he is an exceptionally likable person. You kind of know that he is a 'good person, in other words. I would bet that you'd be likely to find it so if you spent time with him in real life. Very positive and also inspirational.

[chargerse]

How can he make the theoretical stuff like this make sense?I love this guy. I would like to spend some time with him. So much he could explain to me it ignites my brain.

[victor]

This is relatively the best Ted talk ever realized.

[Robbieclaudio]

This literally changed my life explaining things I used to feel without knowing how to describe .

[TheValidation]

Joe Rogan needs to have this guy on his podcast

[sirvanlexus]

this was one of the best ted talks ever, and it was only 10 minutes - shows quality>quantity

[roh]

I had never understood quite clearly what they meant about waves changing depending on the position of the observer, until this guy explained it to me in literally less than 10 minutes. What a genius! 4:43