THE ASTONISHING TRUE STORY OF AN AVERAGE MAN TRANSFORMED BY ONE

No one sees the world the way Jason Padgett does. Water pours from

The amazing thing is that Jason wasn’t born this way. Twelve years

_Struck by Genius_ recounts how Padgett overcame enormous setbacks

Jason Padgett is an aspiring number theorist and mathematician with

THE ASTONISHING TRUE STORY OF AN AVERAGE MAN TRANSFORMED BY ONE VIOLENT ENCOUNTER No one sees the world the way Jason Padgett does. Water pours from the faucet in crystalline patterns, each number has a distinct geometric shape, and fractal patterns emerge from the movement of tree branches and the swirl of cream in his coffee, revealing the mathematical patterns hidden in the objects around us.  Padgett, a Tacoma resident, will speak about his new book _- STRUCK BY GENIUS: HOW A BRAIN INJURY MADE ME A MATHEMATICAL GENIUS _- in a free book talk and signing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13 in the Olympic Room at the downtown Main Library (1102 Tacoma Avenue South).  Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. Fore more information telephone the library at (253)292-2001, ext 2. The amazing thing is that Jason wasn’t born this way. Twelve years ago, he was an ordinary guy, a jock who loved to party and had never made it past pre-algebra in high school. One night, a vicious blow to the head in an altercation profoundly and permanently altered the way his brain works. Jason would eventually learn his injury had made him an acquired savant and synesthete, someone whose blended sense perception causes such strange effects as the ability to taste shapes, hear colors and see numbers as geometric objects. Suddenly, Jason saw the world in a completely different way. As the first documented case of acquired savant syndrome with his particular type of mathematical synesthesia, Padgett is a medical marvel. _Struck by Genius_ recounts how Padgett overcame enormous setbacks and embraced his transformed mind. Along the way he found love, discovered joy in numbers and spent plenty of time having his head examined. His fascinating and inspiring story of the abilities that potentially lie hidden within us all reveals how much we still have to learn about the wondrous potential of the human brain. Jason Padgett is an aspiring number theorist and mathematician with acquired savant syndrome and synesthesia. He is currently the manager of three Planet Futon stores in Tacoma, Washington. His drawings of the grids and fractals he sees synesthetically won Best International Newcomer in the Art Basel Miami Beach competition. David Domkoski Community Relations Manager 253.292.2001   ext. 1220 Take the Tacoma Public Library with you wherever you go! Download our mobile app at tacoma.boopsie.com or at the iTunes App Store. ------------------------- Email sent using TPLmail