Good at Math(s)

[Amy Z]

Rita wrote:

> Yesterday some of the roommates came up with the idea that Lewis 
Carroll
> was a wizard, with Lewis Carroll as his real name, who pretended to 
be a
> Muggle named Charles Dodgson. Perhaps Alice Through the Looking 
Glass
> was literally true.

He should definitely be added to the list of Muggle-masqueraders.

> Carole wrote:
> 
> > It may not be you.  My brother in law told me 
> > about a show he saw recently that showed research
> > that indicated the portion of the brain that is used
> > to do complex maths is not fully developed until the
> > early 20's. 

Rita wrote:
 
> That sounds like it's the same part of the brain that goes wrong to
> cause schizophrenia. 

I took the MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) once and 
my results showed a spike on schizoid tendencies--odd, since I was 
sure I said "no" whenever it asked whether I ever hear voices no one 
else hears, have olfactory hallucinations, etc.  Anyway, maybe I'll 
develop into a math genius around the same time my latent 
schizophrenia blossoms.  That would be some comfort.

Loonily yours,
Amy