Art of Memory Blog Posts - Page 15 of 24
This is a list of blog posts in the Art of Memory Blog. You are viewing page 15 of 24.
Interview with Joshua Foer on TheBrowser.com
There is an interesting interview with Joshua Foer over on the TheBrowser.com. What makes this interview interesting is that it mentions specific books on memory.
The Acropolis of Athens as a Memory Palace
In 2011 I visited the Acropolis in Athens to create a memory palace there. My idea was to use photos, models, paintings, floor plans, and Wikipedia.
Mnemonic Images for Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
One of the recent Memory Challenges was to memorize the poem Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Interview with Joshua Foer on NPR (May 2011)
Quick 5-minute video of an interview with Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein.
Interview with Greg Detre about the Neuroscience of Flashcards
Greg Detre from Memrise was interviewed by Kirsten Winkler on the neuroscience of flashcards.
2011 USA Memory Championships on Time.com Video
Here's a great video about the 2011 USA Memory Championships called Minds Like Steel Traps: Inside the Memory Challenge.
Video of Australian Memory Champion Tansel Ali
Here's an interesting video of Tansel Ali, Australian memory champion.
Dr. Yip Swee Chooi on Memorizing a 1774-page Chinese-English Dictionary
Dr. Yip Swee Chooi memorized a 1,774-page dictionary and can recall any word when you give him a page number. He doesn't have eidetic memory but uses a mind palace.
2011 World Speed Memory Championship, Rome
The 2011 World Speed Memory Championship tool place in Rome, Italy, on September 24-25. Full details are here.
A Brief Description of My Mnemonic System for Sounds
In a few previous blog posts I’ve mentioned my mnemonic system for sounds. I’ve posted the mnemonic key online before, but the chart isn’t really self-explanatory.
