I've been sitting on this clip for about a month now, as I've been posting other things that I found more interesting in the meantime. But given my obsession with the quirks of the human brain, I had to post this sooner or later.
It's a clip of Stephen Wiltshire, an autistic artist who is well known for being able to accurately recreate landscapes--right down to very minute details--after just one viewing. He gained significant fame when--at the age of 11--the BBC followed his successful attempt to draw an aerial view of London after just one helicopter ride. This time, the "living camera" was set loose in Rome, Italy. His resulting panoramic representation of the city is jaw-dropping.
(h/t Barry Ritholtz)
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