Jimmy Aiken's Mysterious World is brought to you by the Star Quest Production Network and is made possible by our many generous patrons.

If you'd like to support the podcast, please visit sQP.com slash Give. You're listening to episode 288 of Jimmy Yakin's mysterious world

where we look at mysteries from the twin perspectives of faith and reason. In this episode we're talking about the

mystery of synesthesia. I'm Dom Bettenelli and join me today is Jimmy Aiken.

Hey Jimmy, Patty Dom.

When you see a written word, do you also see colors in your mind?

When you hear music, do you see colors and shapes? Is the number five a jerk?

While the number six is a kindly old man.

For some people, including Jimmy, all of these things are true.

Such people are known as Sinesthetes,

and they have a condition known as Sinesthesia.

They grow up assuming that everyone else is like them,

and when they discover that they're unusual they tend to keep their

mouth shut about their synesthetic experiences but now synestes are a subject of

serious scientific interest. What is Synesthesia?

Who has it?

And what's responsible for it?

That's what we'll be talking about on this episode of Jimmy Yakin's

mysterious world.

Jimmy, as I mentioned, do you have a personal connection to this topic?

I do. My personal connection to this mystery is that I have synesthesia.

I'm what's known as a synesthet. In fact, I have synesthesia. I'm what's known as a synesthesia. In fact, I have several forms of

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