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MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts) Mon Aug 17, 2015, 07:27 PM Aug 2015

A girl asks Neil deGrasse Tyson if he knows any dyslexic scientists.

He responds with showmanship.

http://www.upworthy.com/a-girl-asks-neil-degrasse-tyson-if-he-knows-any-dyslexic-scientists-he-responds-with-showmanship?c=ufb3

Beautiful.

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A girl asks Neil deGrasse Tyson if he knows any dyslexic scientists. (Original Post) MerryBlooms Aug 2015 OP

Lots of scientists were/are dyslexic. Einstein, Edison, Darwin applegrove Aug 2015 #1

I am dyslexic with numbers... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #2

applegrove

(118,706 posts)

1. Lots of scientists were/are dyslexic. Einstein, Edison, Darwin

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 07:34 PM

Aug 2015

to mention a few. If you have a high enough IQ reading a little slower isn't such a handicap. You are discovering things that take a form as a scientist, not reading so much. Language isn't so important unless you are a scientist studying languages. Dyslexics are better at form. They do 3D thinking really well.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

2. I am dyslexic with numbers...

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 18, 2015, 12:20 AM

Aug 2015

I really have to take my time with them.

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