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Joshua Foer - Writer
Joshua Foer is a science writer who 'accidentally' won the U.S. Memory Championship.

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In 2005 science writer Joshua Foer went to cover the U.S. Memory Championship. A year later he was back -- as contestant. A year of mental training with Europe's top memorizer turned into a book, Moonwalking with Einstein, which is both a chronicle of his immersion in the memory culture and wonderfully accessible and informative introduction to the science of memory. Much more surprisingly, that year of training also turned into a first-place victory at the national competition in New York and the chance to represent the U.S. at the World Memory Championship. Foer's writing has appeared in National Geographic, Slate, the New York Times, and other publications. He is the co-founder of the Atlas Obscura, an online guide to the world’s wonders and curiosities, and is also the co-founder of the design competition Sukkah City.

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Joshua Foer: Feats of memory anyone can do

โจชัว โฟเออร์ (Joshua Foer): เคล็ดลับความจำที่ใครๆ ก็ทำได้

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คนบางคนสามารถจำชุดตัวเลขเป็นพันๆ ชุด ลำดับของไพ่หนึ่ง (หรือสิบ!) สำรับ และอะไรอีกมากมาย นักเขียนสายวิทยาศาสตร์ โจชัว โฟเออร์ บรรยายให้เราฟังถึงเทคนิคที่เรียกว่า"วังแห่งความจำ" และแสดงให้เห็นคุณสมบัติสำคัญของเทคนิคนี้ นั่นคือ ใครๆ ก็เรียนรู้ที่จะใช้เทคนิคนี้ได้ รวมทั้งตัวเขาเองด้วย
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Joshua Foer - Writer
Joshua Foer is a science writer who 'accidentally' won the U.S. Memory Championship.

Why you should listen

In 2005 science writer Joshua Foer went to cover the U.S. Memory Championship. A year later he was back -- as contestant. A year of mental training with Europe's top memorizer turned into a book, Moonwalking with Einstein, which is both a chronicle of his immersion in the memory culture and wonderfully accessible and informative introduction to the science of memory. Much more surprisingly, that year of training also turned into a first-place victory at the national competition in New York and the chance to represent the U.S. at the World Memory Championship. Foer's writing has appeared in National Geographic, Slate, the New York Times, and other publications. He is the co-founder of the Atlas Obscura, an online guide to the world’s wonders and curiosities, and is also the co-founder of the design competition Sukkah City.

More profile about the speaker
Joshua Foer | Speaker | TED.com