Is Magnus Carlsen autistic?

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Long's Digest Top Stories For You Is Magnus Carlsen autistic? Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia, Wikia, WikiTribune • Updated November 30, 2016 • 1 min read Here is a useful quote from Wikipedia, and then I will add a personal anecdote: "In 2008, during a Q&A session with Nettavisen, when Carlsen was asked whether he had a form... Read More » 447.7K 5.8K 40 What are two mutually unintelligible languages most people would expect to be mutually intelligible? Mats Andersson, Professional Translator English into Swedish (1991-present) • Answered May 31 • 1 min read Thanks for the A2A. Many people would assume that Plattdeutsch is a dialect of German, that Catalan is a dialect of Spanish, that Occitan is dialect of French, and that Sici... Read More » 91.0K 823 42 What makes Albert Einstein stand out from other scientists? Rory Coker, Professor of Physics at The University of Texas at Austin (1966-present) • Answered July 28 • 1 min read I like what Richard Feynman said about him. He said something like, Einstein could have his feet on the ground and his head in the clouds. The rest of us are not so tall an... Read More » 72.6K 393 25 Could a chess master or GM pick up a badly losing position game and turn it into a win? E.g. if a 2200 rated player were playing Magnus Carlsen, and switched colors with him halfway through the game, would Magnus still be able to win? Mathijs Janssen, Played online for 2 decades. • Updated June 12 • 1 min read This reminds me of a trick I would use when teaching children who were beginners. Sometimes they would play a free game against me at the end of a lesson and some kids woul... Read More » 83.2K 392 9 Why do the Germans not use "Jawohl" any more? Do they still click their heels together when receiving orders, or is that just Hollywood? Johanna Steinbrecher, studied Communication at Free University of Berlin • Answered July 8 • 1 min read Okay, this is the deal with 'Jawohl!' in Germany. Jawohl consists of the words 'ja' and 'wohl' meaning "yes" and "well" or "indeed." In the German Army at one time 'Jawohl' ... Read More » 658.9K 1.9K 126 Read More in Your Feed

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