Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
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Book
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ISBN 10
0141032138
ISBN 13
9780141032139
Category
Non Fiction
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Publication Year
2012
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Pages
307
Subject
English - Self Help
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Abstract
Can anyone get a perfect memory? Joshua Foer used to be like most of us, forgetting phone numbers and mislaying keys. Then he learnt the art of memory training, discovering the mnemonic ancient 'memory palace' technique first practiced by Simonides of Ceos over 2,500 years ago.
And only year later, Foer found himself in the finals of the US Memory Championships, alongside 'mental athletes' who could memorise the precise order of ten shuffled decks of cards in under an hour.
From the man who can recall nine thousand books to another who constantly forgets who he is, from the ancient world to the cutting edge of neuroscience, Joshua Foer discovers a truth we often forget: that memory is the key to everything we are.
And only year later, Foer found himself in the finals of the US Memory Championships, alongside 'mental athletes' who could memorise the precise order of ten shuffled decks of cards in under an hour.
From the man who can recall nine thousand books to another who constantly forgets who he is, from the ancient world to the cutting edge of neuroscience, Joshua Foer discovers a truth we often forget: that memory is the key to everything we are.
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Descriptif : About the art of memory training
Résumé :
Sommaire :
The smartest man is hard to find
The man who remembered too much
The most forgetful man in the world
The expert expert
The memory palace
How to memorize a poem
The end of remembering
The ok plateau
The talented tenth
The little rain man in all of us
The US memory championships.
Résumé :
Sommaire :
The smartest man is hard to find
The man who remembered too much
The most forgetful man in the world
The expert expert
The memory palace
How to memorize a poem
The end of remembering
The ok plateau
The talented tenth
The little rain man in all of us
The US memory championships.
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