Mnemonists
Here is a list of blog posts tagged with "Mnemonists".
What Can You Memorize with the Art of Memory?
Here are some of the amazing things that people have memorized with memory techniques.
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.
Josh's Memory Systems
I'm writing this page so when I describe my memory systems, I can just point people at this page instead of explaining it multiple times.
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.
Arrival on the Island of Kea (Ceos)
I just arrived on the Greek island of Kea, where Simonides of Ceos was from. According to a legend written about by Cicero and Quintilian, Simonides of Ceos was the inventor of the method of loci.
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.
Interview with Joshua Foer on NPR (May 2011)
Quick 5-minute video of an interview with Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein.
Video of Australian Memory Champion Tansel Ali
Here's an interesting video of Tansel Ali, Australian memory champion.
Interview on Memory Techniques with Grandmaster of Memory Ed Cooke
I just saw this interview with Ed Cooke posted to Twitter: Interesting to see that it's 2-digit system...
Hannibal Lecter, Mnemonist
Dan mentioned in a comment that Hannibal Lecter used memory techniques in the book Hannibal by Thomas Harris.
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.
A Woman Who Remembers Everything
A woman in New York City who remembers everything: Owen described her computer-like recall, explaining that she visualizes a page in a calendar before getting down to the actual memory.
Questions About Mnemonists
I’m curious about why people are attracted to memory techniques. Does every person do the techniques for different reasons or are there similarities?
Giordano Bruno's Memory Systems
Learn about the memory systems of Giordano Bruno.Frances Yates reconstructed Bruno’s mnemonic wheel based on his book De Umbris Idearum.
