While Moonwalking with Einstein isn’t a new book – it was published in 2011 – I only just got around to reading it. The book’s subtitle is “The Art and Science of Remembering Everything” and it uses modern day memory competitions as the hook for examining the history, cultural significance and to some degree science of memory. I highly recommend reading it if you haven’t done so already! There is lots to like here. First, Joshua doesn’t just cover memory competitions from a bystander’s perspe...

While Moonwalking with Einstein isn’t a new book – it was published in 2011 – I only just got around to reading it. The book’s subtitle is “The Art and Science of Remembering Everything” and it uses modern day memory competitions as the hook for examining the history, cultural significance and to some degree science of memory. I highly recommend reading it if you haven’t done so already! There is lots to like here. First, Joshua doesn’t just cover memory competitions from a bystander’s perspe...