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Books by Joshua Foer

Joshua Foer is an author and freelance journalist who holds a Bachelor of Arts in ecology and evolutionary biology. Foer’s work has appeared in The Nation, The Washington Post and The New York Times. He is known as the 2006 U.S. mnemonic champion and the author of “Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything.”

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Moonwalking with Einstein

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“Moonwalking with Einstein,” by Joshua Foer, is an attempt to map out the capacity of the human mind to remember things. It sets out to investigate if memory is genetically predefined or is learnable using mnemonic tools and methodical training. He shares his experience with some of the most common memory tips and tricks.

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