Bashir takes on a group of genetically engineered misfires, comparable to savants. The "Journal des Savants", first published in 1665, circulated the news of new scientific discoveries. CSS patients have the appearance of savants with extremely high computer skills. The skills at which savants excel are generally related to memory. Two French savants assessing the population of Alexandria in 1798 estimated 8,000 and 15,000. These Allomancers are known as Allomantic Savants. Another hypothesis is that savants hyper-systemize, thereby giving an impression of talent. Cases of female savants are even less common than those of males. Savage has also appeared in several documentaries about savants. This facility with language and communication is considered unusual among savants. In 1678, the horn was described in the "Journal des Savants". These are also to see if the savants are paying attention. The savants did make some progress with the stone itself.