Book · 2000 · New York Times bestseller
Moonwalking with Einstein
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He's a writer he wrote a book called moonwalking with Einstein where he outlies the sort the historical the classical memory techniques where you basically got to make Vivid associations between things.
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A friend of mine, uh, Ed Cook, he he was a worldclass memory competitor for a long time. He trained, I think it was Jonair, writer, to become national memory champion in the US in a book called Moonwalking with Einstein.
Tim Ferriss On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Apr 2026 And there's actually a book by Joshua Foer called "Moonwalking with Einstein," where he talks about...
So I knew a little bit about memory palaces from Josh Force book moonwalking with Einstein which is an amazing book and I tried to apply that to language.
Steve Levitt People I (Mostly) Admire · May 2021 The guy who wrote moonwalking with einstein uh what the hell is he it's about a book about memory and stuff really smart guy he lived with the pygmies in the congo for a long time.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · May 2019 Where and when it comes up
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Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer is a fascinating non-fiction work that chronicles the author's year-long journey into the U.S. Memory Championship and the ancient techniques used to master mental recall. Tim Ferriss brought up the book on On Purpose with Jay Shetty while discussing his friend Ed Cook, a world-class memory competitor who trained a journalist to become a national memory champion. Dr. Charan Ranganath similarly mentioned the book on the Lex Fridman Podcast to delve into the fascinating world of memory athletes and extraordinary feats of recall. Paul Bloom discussed Joshua Foer's work on Modern Wisdom, emphasizing how the author outlines classical memory techniques such as forging vivid mental associations. Steve Levitt noted on People I (Mostly) Admire that he read the amazing book to learn about memory palaces and attempted to apply those spatial strategies to language learning. Finally, Joe Rogan referenced the book on The Joe Rogan Experience while discussing the author's diverse background, showcasing the broad cultural reach of Foer's exploration into the hidden potential of human memory.
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Dr Charan Ranganath And there's actually a book by Joshua Foer called "Moonwalking with Einstein," where he talks about... 1
“And there's actually a book by Joshua Foer called "Moonwalking with Einstein," where he talks about...”
Joe Rogan the guy who wrote moonwalking with einstein uh what the hell is he it's about a book about memory and stuff… 1
“the guy who wrote moonwalking with einstein uh what the hell is he it's about a book about memory and stuff really smart guy he lived with the pygmies in the congo for a long time”
Paul Bloom he's a writer he wrote a book called moonwalking with Einstein where he outlies the sort the historical the… 1
“he's a writer he wrote a book called moonwalking with Einstein where he outlies the sort the historical the classical memory techniques where you basically got to make Vivid associations between things”
Steve Levitt so I knew a little bit about memory palaces from Josh Force book moonwalking with Einstein which is an amaz… 1
“so I knew a little bit about memory palaces from Josh Force book moonwalking with Einstein which is an amazing book and I tried to apply that to language”
Tim Ferriss A friend of mine, uh, Ed Cook, he he was a worldclass memory competitor for a long time. He trained, I thin… 1
“A friend of mine, uh, Ed Cook, he he was a worldclass memory competitor for a long time. He trained, I think it was Jonair, writer, to become national memory champion in the US in a book called Moonwalking with Einstein.”
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“there was an entire book written about this called moonwalking with einstein”
“Ed Cooke, and I don't know if you know this name, but he trained the author behind a book called Moonwalking with Einstein to win the National Memory Championships in the United States.”
“And I got a younger brother named Josh, who is a science writer, who wrote a book called Moonwalking with Einstein.”