What Can You Memorize with the Art of Memory?
Here are some of the amazing things that people have memorized with memory techniques: Read more
Category: Mnemonists
Dominic O’Brien Answers Questions on Twitter
Eight-time World Memory Champion, Dominic O’Brien, will be answering questions on Twitter on Friday, 25 May 2012, through cottages4you. The event will take place at 12 noon GMT. Read more
The Town of Ioulis: Simonides’ Birthplace
After I arrived on the island of Kea (Ceos) last night, I learned that the buses don’t run on the island until June, so I couldn’t get to the campground unless I wanted to pay $60 round-trip for a taxi. I decided to stay one extra night at the hotel and visit Ioulia, birthplace of Simonides of Ceos.
I ended up walking the 5.5 km up to Ioulis today, checking out the archaeological museum (no photos allowed), and making a quick memory journey. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the famous lion statue that must have been there when Simonides was young. The girl at the cafe pointed me in a direction and said there was only one road to the lion, but it turned into the typical maze of paths and stairs that are found in the Cyclades, and it was getting late. Read more
Arrival on the Island of Kea (Ceos)
I just arrived on the Greek island of Kea, where Simonides of Ceos was from. Read more
Interview with Joshua Foer on TheBrowser.com
There is an interesting interview with Joshua Foer over on the TheBrowser.com. Read more
Interview with Joshua Foer on NPR (May 2011)
Quick 5-minute video of an interview with Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein: Read more
Video of Australian Memory Champion Tansel Ali
Interesting video of Tansel Ali, Australian memory Champion: Read more
Interview on Memory Techniques with Grandmaster of Memory Ed Cooke
I just saw this interview with Ed Cooke posted to Twitter: Read more
Hannibal Lecter, Mnemonist
Dan mentioned in a comment that Hannibal Lecter used memory techniques in the book Hannibal by Thomas Harris. I looked it up in Google and here is an excerpt from one of the novels:
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Lewis Carroll’s Memory Techniques
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) practiced memory techniques. His memory system has some similarities with the Major System but seems more complicated in its letter choices:
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