Moonwalking with Einstein follows Joshua Foer's compelling journey as a participant
in the U.S. Memory Championship. As a science journalist covering the competition,
Foer became captivated by the secrets of the competitors, like how the current world
memory champion, Ben Pridmore, could memorize the exact order of 1,528 digits in an
hour. He met with individuals whose memories are truly unique.from one man whose
memory only extends back to his most recent thought, to another who can memorize
complex mathematical formulas without knowing any math. Brains remember visual imagery
but have a harder time with other information, like lists, and so with the help of
experts, Foer learned how to transform the kinds of memories he forgot into the kind
his brain remembered naturally. The techniques he mastered made it easier to remember
information, and Foer's story demonstrates that the tricks of the masters are
accessible to anyone

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