Moonwalking with Einstein: The art and science of remembering everything tells how Joshua Foer’s tried to tarmac memory lane – but is that desirable?
DURING his quest to become a master of memory, Joshua Foer finds himself perched on a folding chair in his parents’ basement. It’s early; he is still in his underwear. He is also wearing fluffy earmuffs and goggles that are painted black except for two small openings, so as to screen out distractions. He is trying to memorise a page of 800 random digits. “I suddenly looked up, wondering- remarkably for the first time- what was I…
