Scientist Temple Grandin: Visual thinking is a different kind of intelligence

“I’m an object visualizer, who thinks in photorealistic pictures. The kind of stuff we're good at is mechanical things, art, and animals and photography,” says Temple Grandin.

“I’m an object visualizer, who thinks in photorealistic pictures. The kind of stuff we're good at is mechanical things, art, and animals and photography,” says Temple Grandin. Photo by Kelly Buster.

Scientist Temple Grandin credits her success to how she thinks: in pictures. Her new book is “Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions.”

The U.S. Supreme Court heard hours of oral arguments in a case that will decide whether state courts can review legislative maps and overturn local election laws.

Raphael Warnock beat former football star Herschel Walker in the Georgia runoff election, giving Democrats a clear majority in the U.S. Senate.

Academy Award winner Julia Reichert, 76, died last week after a battle with cancer. The documentarian dedicated her career to filming the working class.

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins