Joshua Foer on Learning Mnemonic Techniques

In this TEDtalk Joshua Foer (author of Moonwalking with Einstein – highly recommended!) discusses how he learned about mnemonic techniques and trained to win the U.S.A. Memory Championship in 2006.

Speed Cards World Record

Here’s a video of Simon Reinhard setting the world record for speed card memorization at the World Memoriad in 2010. Simon memorized the order of a shuffled pack of playing cards in 21.90 seconds. Remember that this apparently savant-like ability is actually the result of memory training and mnemonic techniques that anyone can learn (though obviously it takes quite a … Read More

Clive Wearing’s Memory Loss

This video shows the tragic case of Clive Wearing, who suffers from both anterograde amnesia (unable to form new memories) and severe retrograde amnesia (unable to recall past memories) and only recognizes his wife, Deborah. You can also find a touching story of his affliction, written by Deborah, here.