Jonah Lehrer’s profile of Clay Marzo, a surfer with Asperger’s syndrome.

When I ask Clay what he would do if he couldn’t surf, he looks confused for a second, as if he’s unable to imagine such a terrifying possibility. “I don’t know,” he says. “I guess then I would just want to surf.”

The whole concept sounds like some NYT bestseller, but don’t let that stop you.