"I saw Jerry Seinfeld sprawled out bleeding on the hood of a Lamborghini (five of hearts, ace of diamonds, jack of hearts)." That's the image Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, used to help him remember three random playing cards. Foer spoke to CNBC recently about the … Continue reading Welcome to the Memory Palace
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Nothing Rhymes with Orange
The Orange Prize for Fiction, awarded annually for outstanding writing by a female author, has announced its 2011 nominees. The longlist includes Jennifer Egan and Nicole Krauss--and also M&Q favorite Tea Obreht. Tea recently visited Minneapolis to read from her debut novel The Tiger's Wife. Video of her reading is here.The winnner of the 2011 … Continue reading Nothing Rhymes with Orange
Don’t Forget Joshua Foer
Joshua Foer tells how he changed from chronically forgetful science journalist to U.S. Memory Champion--7:30pm, Thursday, March 24.On average, people squander forty 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 himself in the finals of the U.S. Memory … Continue reading Don’t Forget Joshua Foer
Musings from Magers and Quinn 