Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Foer's unlikely journey from chronically forgetful science journalist to U.S. Memory Champion frames a revelatory exploration of the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives.On average, people squander 40 days annually compensating for things they've forgotten. Joshua Foer used...
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Foer's unlikely journey from chronically forgetful science journalist to U.S. Memory Champion frames a revelatory exploration of the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives.On average, people squander 40 days annually compensating for things they've forgotten. Joshua Foer used to be one of those people. But after a year of memory training, he found himse
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Publisher: Penguin Audio
Pages no: 10
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Book Club,
Science,
Biology,
Self Help,
Education,
Psychology,
Neuroscience,
Brain
Good Read, but I was expecting a little more tricks(at least basic ones). But It was filled with stories of people with medical brain problems and Daniel's chapter where Joshua was trying to discredit from his 'Savant' title. Maybe I was expecting more and get disappointed but overall is REALLY a GO...
Come siete messi a memoria? Vi siete scordati dove avete posato le chiavi dell’auto? E il numero di telefono di quel parente lontano? E dite la verità: siete usciti per fare la spesa e avete dimenticato proprio di comprare il caffè! Tranquilli. Dopo aver letto il libro… continuerete a dimenticare le...
In this fascinating little book (why a 320 page book seems 'little' is another story) Mr. Foer – brother to the recently famous author of a book apparently involving both immediate proximity and copious volume of noise – examines the story behind the 'athletes' of competitive memory championships. I...
Fascinating book about the methods used to train for memory championships. The guy covered it for a publication one year and won it the next!
I was actually kind of dreading reading this, though it seems like my kind of thing. I guess I was expecting something dry and self-helpy. Yeah, that's right, I said 'self-helpy'.Foer has a good voice and his experience is interesting enough. What makes this an interesting read for me, though, is hi...
9 years ago
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