# Different ways of knowing

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2011
- Speaker: Daniel Tammet
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_tammet_different_ways_of_knowing)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Daniel Tammet has linguistic, numerical and visual synesthesia -- meaning that his perception of words, numbers and colors are woven together into a new way of perceiving and understanding the world. The author of "Born on a Blue Day," Tammet shares his art and his passion for languages in this glimpse into his beautiful mind.

## Lectures

1. [Different ways of knowing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/daniel_tammet_different_ways_of_knowing/4296ea3a858c), 11 min (TED's player)