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“'Moonwalking with Einstein' refers to a memory device I used when I memorized a deck of playing cards at the U.S. Memory Championship. When I competed in 2006, I set a new U.S. record by memorizing a deck of cards in one minute and 40 seconds. That record has since fallen.”

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Joshua Foer

Joshua Foer is an American journalist born on September 23, 1982. He is known for his research and writing on memory techniques, particularly his experience as the 2006 U.S. Memory Championship champion. Foer's work often explores themes of memory, cognitive science, and human potential. more

“Some memorizers arbitrarily associate each playing card with a familiar person or object, so that the king of clubs is represented by, say, Tony Danza. The grand masters associate each card with a person, an action, or an object so that every group of three cards can be converted into a sentence.”

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Author:Joshua Foer

“The best memorizers in the world - who almost all hail from Europe - can memorize a pack of cards in less than a minute. A few have begun to approach the 30-second mark, considered the 'four-minute mile of memory.'”

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Author:Joshua Foer

“That D.C. grand jury investigation of Abramoff can't go on forever. Eventually the lawyers at the Public Integrity Section will go to their bosses with some decisions about just who they want to indict. That's when Al Gonzales will have to show his cards.”

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Author:Josh Marshall

“In a few years there will be only five kings in the world the King of England and the four kings in a pack of cards.”

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Author:Farouk of Egypt