‘He thinks it’s playtime’: Six-year-old with ability to recall complex numbers sets 7 new S’pore records

Anshuman Gurung is setting records for recalling complex things like the value of tau, down to more than 600 decimal places. - SURESH GURUNG

SINGAPORE: Anshuman Gurung’s parents were shocked to discover two years ago that their four-year-old son had a knack for remembering obscure facts and easily counting up to 1,000.

Now, the six-year-old is setting records for recalling complex things like the value of tau, down to more than 600 decimal places. Tau is a mathematical value for the ratio of the circumference to the radius of a circle.