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Joshua Foer is an American journalist and author whose work has appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times, and Slate. He is also a co-founder of Atlas Obscura and Sefaria.
Known for: Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Moonwalking with Einstein is a narrative exploration of memory, blending science, history, and personal experience. Journalist Joshua Foer recounts his journey from covering the U.S. Memory Championship to training for it himself, uncovering the techniques of memory athletes and the cognitive science behind them. The book examines how memory shapes our identities and how ancient mnemonic methods can enhance modern life.
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Exploration of Memory History
Early in my journey, I found myself looking backward rather than forward. To understand the modern art of memory, I needed to learn how memory had been honored in the past. In ancient Greece and Rome, memory was not just a mental skill—it was considered a moral and intellectual virtue. Orators like ...
From Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Scientific Foundation of Memory
While history provided the craft, science offered the explanation. In speaking with cognitive scientists and neurologists, I learned that memory is not a single function but an intricate web of processes distributed throughout the brain. When we experience something, it doesn’t store neatly like a f...
From Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
About Joshua Foer
Joshua Foer is an American journalist and author whose work has appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times, and Slate. He is also a co-founder of Atlas Obscura and Sefaria. Moonwalking with Einstein is his first book, which became a New York Times bestseller.
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Joshua Foer is an American journalist and author whose work has appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times, and Slate. He is also a co-founder of Atlas Obscura and Sefaria.
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