Screening: The Math Genius

When Jason Padgett was attacked by muggers outside a karaoke club ten years ago, he thought he was going to die. Repeatedly kicked in the head, his brain trauma caused him to develop a mysterious mathematical gift. Neuroscientist Heather Berlin, who studies war-related PTSD and brain trauma, seeks to understand how this college drop-out became a math genius overnight. This is a filmed conversation from last years’ Brainwave series.