The boy who couldn’t speak & the story that is captivating scientists worldwide

About this episode

The episode discusses the extraordinary case of Houston, a boy with unique cognitive abilities who couldn't speak, and its implications for science and media.

Don’t Imbibe the Kool-Aid with Kim Kennedy – Houston’s condition left him unable to speak or control his body—but with extraordinary cognitive and perceptual abilities that stunned every professional who encountered him. His case has since become the subject of major scientific inquiry, a new national documentary, and season one of the hit podcast The Telepathy Tapes, which...

People in this episode

Host: Kim Kennedy

Topics covered

• communication disorders
• scientific inquiry
• documentary
• cognitive abilities
• perceptual abilities

Keywords

• Houston
• cognitive abilities
• perceptual abilities
• scientific inquiry
• The Telepathy Tapes

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Books & works: The Telepathy Tapes

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