Agenda: Joshua Foer over Moonwalking with Einstein (John Adams Institute)

What did you have for dinner last Tuesday? What was your family’s telephone number when you were eight years old? Human memory has a long history, but, ironically, we have forgotten most of it. We all know that before moveable type people relied on memorization. With the advent of the book--and the internet--we don’t memorize as much. But, as Joshua Foer argues in his delightful first book, we’ve lost something in the process, for real knowledge involves imprinting information deeply into our minds.

In the process of describing how he trained for--and won--the U.S. memory championship (one event features memorizing the order of 10 decks of cards in an hour), Foer takes us on a historical tour of the lost art of memory. Bring your brain with you--and join us for an evening you won’t forget!

De avond vindt plaats op 31 augustus, van 20.00 in De Rode Hoed. Athenaeum Boekhandel verzorgt de boekverkoop en verkoopt Moonwalking with Einstein voor € 18,50 (adviesprijs € 21,-), en Het geheugenpaleis, de Nederlandse vertaling die 25 augustus verschijnt.
On the evening of the event, Athenaeum will take care of the book sale. We've got a special price: instead of € 21,- you'll pay € 18,50. You can preorder: shipping will cost € 1,95 extra. The Dutch translation, Het geheugenpaleis, which is due to be published August 25th, can be pre-ordered as well.