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　　A genius of mathematics and memory, he learned the most difficult Icelandic in a week-

　　A movie called Rain Man (also known as Unfinished Brothers) made the audience remember George Finney played by dustin hoffman forever. According to a report by CBS on February 7, in fact, George Finney is a real person, and he was introduced by CBS’s "60 Minutes" program 24 years ago. Now, morley safer, the producer of "60 Minutes", has met another strange man with this symptom. His name is Daniel Tamit. In Britain, he is called "brain man". Unlike most other people who suffer from scholar’s wizards, he has no obvious mental retardation and can describe his own thinking process. For scientists, he may be a key to understanding the brain.

　　Daniel Tammet, an Englishman, aged 27, is a genius in mathematics and memory. "I was born on November 8, 1931," the producer of "60 Minutes" said in an interview with Daniel. Tamit said to Sefer, "Aha, 1931 is a prime number. The day you were born is Sunday. This year, your birthday is Wednesday. After your birthday, you will be 75 years old."

　　It is estimated that there are only 50 real "scholar-wizards" in the world, but there is no one like Daniel. He has clear thinking, extreme self-confidence, all the special skills of "scholar-wizards", and at the same time, his degree of disability is very small. Take his mathematical talent as an example. When asked what the result of "31 times 31 times 31 times 31 times 31" was, Tamit replied quickly and accurately: "923521."

　　He recited 22,511 numbers after pi of 3.14 accurately, and the recitation process took more than five hours.

Daniel spent more than five hours reciting pi at Oxford University.

　　Not only in one aspect of calculation, but also his memory talent is extremely surprising. As long as you show him a long list of numbers in a short time, he can recite them and recite them backwards! This skill display is just Daniel’s warm-up activity.

　　Later, when he recited π (pi) infinity in public at Oxford University, he became the focus of the university’s attention. He said to Sever, "I sat down first, then I began to feast my eyes on them, and then my brain began to absorb them at hundreds of speeds at a time."

　　Daniel spent several weeks preparing, and then went to Oxford, which opened the unparalleled memory gate. Oxford University found him some people who are very proficient in calculation to check every number for him.

　　As a result, he recited the 22514 numbers of π accurately in the correct order. The recitation process took more than five hours.

　　Scientists say that memory talent like this is really unparalleled. After Tammet performed the feat of reciting π, Dr. V.S. Ramachandran of California Brain Research Center and his team conducted extensive tests on Daniel.

　　Seizures at the age of four gave him synaesthesia, and numbers are things with color, shape and texture to him.

　　Ramachandran believes that the talent of "scholar wizards" may be the result of brain damage. He explained: "One possibility is that many other parts of the brain are in abnormal or sub-normal function, which makes patients focus all their attention on the rest." A lot of clinical evidence supports this idea, and some patients have greatly improved their artistic ability after suffering from stroke. "

　　This theory is very consistent with Daniel’s situation. At the age of four, he suffered a generalized seizure, which he believed gave him these talents. Numbers are no longer simple numbers, and his brain has a rare synaesthesia ability. Synaesthesia, which elicits another type of sensation from one type of sensory information, such as hearing.

　　Daniel said: "In my brain, numbers are expressed in the form of color, shape and texture, so when I see long numbers, these sequences form a landscape in my mind. Every number as many as 10 thousand is reflected in my vision in this form. They have their own colors, shapes and textures. "

　　When Daniel talked about what he saw π. He said that this is not a calculation process, and the answer is simply presented in a colorful landscape. He said: "These shapes are not static, they are full of color, full of texture, and in a sense they are full of life."

　　Some figures are ugly to him, while others are beautiful and even chubby.

　　When asked if they are very beautiful, Daniel replied: "Not all of them are ugly. 289 is an ugly number. I don’t like it very much. 333 is a beautiful number. It is round. It is … chubby."

　　Daniel was also diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a mild autism. This made his childhood full of pain. Daniel recalled: "When I was excited, sometimes I slapped my palm or pulled my fingers and lips. Other children will make fun of me by repeating my actions in front of me when they see me doing this. At this time, I will put my finger in my ear and count quickly and loudly, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 … "In Daniel’s view, numbers are his friends, and they never change, so they are his reliable partners and he trusts them.

　　Numbers have also been bothering Daniel. He must eat 45 grams of porridge in the morning, neither more nor less.

　　Daniel doesn’t shut himself in a world of self like many "scholar wizards". Daniel thinks that his huge family has helped him adapt to the environment.

　　Daniel said: "Because my parents have nine children, they have a lot of things to do and a lot of things to deal with. I realize that I have to handle my own affairs by myself." Daniel now runs an online education company. Despite his growing fame, Daniel and his partner Neil try to keep a low profile.

　　However, the limitation of autism on him has been bothering him. He said: "Sometimes I find it very difficult to walk on the street with many people. If there is too much noise, I will put my finger in my ear to stop it." This kind of anxiety confined him to his home. He couldn’t drive, seldom went shopping, and he found it difficult to stay on the beach, because his compulsion urged him to keep counting grains of sand.

　　This compulsion will also be manifested in other aspects. For example, every morning, he needs to accurately measure the cereal he eats. The porridge he eats must be 45g, neither more nor less.

　　Recently, Daniel accepted a challenge to learn a foreign language within a week, and as a result, he did very well.

　　Recently, Britain produced Daniel’s documentary "Brain Man". The producer put forward a challenge that he couldn’t refuse: learn a foreign language within a week-but not any foreign language, but Icelandic, which is considered to be the most difficult language to learn.

　　In Iceland, he studied and practiced the language with a tutor. At the moment when the answer was announced, he appeared on a live TV program with the host.

　　The host said: "I am really surprised! He responded to our questions. He understood these questions very well. I think his grammar is very good. We are proud of our language. After only one week of study, someone can speak it so well. This is really great! "

Editor: Pan Leijie

　　There is still more than a month before the national examination and postgraduate examination in 2018. Many businesses have discovered new business opportunities, launched a paid "learning supervision" service, and immediately became popular on the Internet. The reporter of Beijing Youth Daily learned that the "learning supervision" products, that is, the buyers pay merchants ranging from 3 yuan to 25 yuan, ask the "supervisor" to supervise the buyers’ learning through WeChat or QQ, and if they fail to complete the day’s plan, they will be fined by the "supervisor".

　　In this regard, education experts remind candidates to treat "supervised learning" products rationally. "In short, it is a way to rely on external forces to urge candidates to study. As for the effect, it should be analyzed according to the situation of different candidates." It may be effective for those who have poor self-control and can be improved by external restraint, but it is a double waste of time and energy for those who can’t persist or still can’t restrain themselves with external supervision.

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　　Online sales of "learning supervision" products from 3 yuan to 25 yuan for one day.

　　There is only one month left before the national civil service and postgraduate exams begin. In some post bars and forums for preparing for the exam, many people show anxiety before the exam, and many people take the opportunity to promote a new "sharp weapon" for preparing for the exam — — Learn to supervise products. The salesman said that after buying the product of "learning supervision", he got rid of many bad habits and his learning efficiency was greatly improved.

　　What is "learning supervision" (product)? The reporter of Beiqing Daily searched on Taobao and found that more than a dozen merchants were selling such products. Some merchants advertise that products can help buyers "get rid of the bad habit of slackness and procrastination, cultivate the spirit of self-discipline and prudence" and "cure procrastination and laziness". The reporter of Beiqing Daily noticed that the "learning supervision" product is neither a medicine nor a test secret. To be precise, it is a kind of "one-on-one manual service". After purchase, the seller manually reminds the buyer to study on time through WeChat and QQ, helping (the buyer) to make a study plan, regularly or randomly checking the completion progress of the plan, and "answering the confusion of candidates in the preparation process".

　　The reporter of Beiqing Daily noticed that such products are charged on a daily basis, ranging from 3 yuan to 25 yuan. At the same time, the merchants also launched products with different length of time, such as one week, half a month or one month. The highest price of products for one month is 600 yuan.

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　　The "supervisor" said that he had no national examination experience.

　　The hot sale of "learning supervision" products has also attracted attention among the preparation groups. Whether it is effective or not has become the most controversial topic among candidates.

　　Liu Ting (pseudonym), who bought this product, told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that she was preparing for the national examination this year, and once bought a product of "supervised (tutoring) learning". "But I think they did it very amateur, and then they didn’t continue to buy it."

　　Liu Ting told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that, according to the guidance of the merchants, she paid 10 yuan first, and then asked her how to help her prepare for the national examination. After adding the "supervisor" WeChat, the "supervisor" asked her if she had taken the civil service exam, what part she had learned from the latest exam? Liu Ting told each other one by one. After that, the supervisor asked Liu Ting to make his own study plan and specify the study tasks to be completed every day. "She said that she would let me send the completed pictures to her on WeChat to confirm whether the task was completed or not, and she would have to make a punishment plan if it was not completed."

　　"But what I am most concerned about is the ‘ Can provide counseling ’ 。” Liu Ting said that she was disappointed by the result of asking the "supervisor". "She is not an on-the-job civil servant, nor a staff member of a training institution. She has never even taken the civil service exam herself, and she has no experience at all. It is impossible to tutor candidates."

　　The reporter of Beiqing Daily noticed that on the evaluation page of such "learning supervision" products, many buyers gave favorable comments, and some buyers said that "supervision is still effective". "I used to set an alarm clock to remind myself, but I was always unconscious. Now that someone is with me, I always feel that I can’t be sorry for others or the money I spent." However, some buyers, like Liu Ting, mentioned that when buying products, the sellers said that they could "help" them with their studies, but in fact, they just "reminded them when the time comes, and left the news behind" and questioned that the merchants’ praise was "brushed out".

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　　Failure to complete the plan will be fined.

　　Regarding the above questions raised by buyers, Beiqing Daily reporter asked several sellers. Some sellers bluntly said that they are "not civil servants, and they don’t have the experience of tutors to obtain civil servants", but they can urge buyers to learn by "increasing the frequency of supervision, such as contacting 10 times a day".

　　A merchant with a monthly sales volume of 75 told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that there were not many "learning supervision" products that they sold specifically for civil servants. "This is too professional." "The most products are the supervision products for postgraduate entrance examination, grading examination, IELTS test, and preparation for the final exam, as well as weight loss supervision, with the highest sales volume." According to the merchant, he is an ordinary office worker, and there are four or five other "supervisors" in the team, including office workers and students at school. "So there is relatively no pressure to tutor the final exams of primary and secondary school students."

　　The merchant told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that since selling the "learning supervision" products, he has met many strange buyers, and he will also put forward corresponding countermeasures. He further explained that some buyers said that they love to play mobile phones or games, and he would directly suggest that buyers change their mobile phones to "old man machines". "This way, they can’t brush WeChat, Weibo, watch dramas or play mobile games." Some buyers offered to write a letter of guarantee if they couldn’t finish the task, "If they can’t, let me send the letter of guarantee to their school in WeChat official account", and some buyers also offered to do squats, sit-ups and other punishment methods. However, the merchant bluntly said that he was most happy to receive a fine. "It was usually 5 yuan or 10 yuan for the first time, and then it doubled." "At most, customers fined 80 yuan."

　　When talking about the effect of products, merchants said that "many buyers have become serious through supervision" and only "a few people have no effect". However, the merchant told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that he usually serves more than 20 buyers alone. "Basically, a customer can only remind him several times a day." If the customer asks for reminders too often, he may not be able to do it well. In addition, the merchant also told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that if the product purchased by the buyer lasts for one week or more and feels that the effect is not good, it can communicate with the merchant to terminate the service at any time, "deduct the fee according to the number of days already used and return the remaining amount".

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　　Candidates should treat "learning supervision" rationally

　　Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the China Academy of Educational Sciences, told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that candidates preparing for the exam should keep a calm and rational attitude towards the phenomenon of "learning supervision" products selling well. Chu Zhaohui said: "The function of this service is to help you study regularly and control your time with the help of external forces when you can’t control it yourself." He believes that this can only play the role of reminding or mutual supervision of a certain group, and will not play a big role in the knowledge growth of candidates. "I hope candidates will not be confused by the propaganda that exaggerates the actual effect."

　　Researcher Chu Zhaohui analyzed whether "learning supervision" is applicable to all candidates, and it should be analyzed in detail. "Candidates should have a clear understanding of themselves: if a person has strong self-control, he does not need to use external forces at all; If a person can’t control himself and can grasp the time with the help of external forces occasionally, he can try this kind of paid service or seek the supervision of his partner; If a person’s self-control is too poor, even if he spends money and relies on external forces, he should not waste time and energy. "

　　In addition, for candidates who are preparing for the exam, researcher Chu Zhaohui reminded that to do anything, we must first make clear the goal; Secondly, we should make our own plans and arrange the schedule; Thirdly, we should learn to refuse some external "temptations", such as games and TV plays, and then get rid of some of our bad habits in stages. "For many people, this will solve the problem."

　　Text/Reporter Zhang Ya provides clues/Mr. Zhu