Remember

The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting

Hardcover, 272 pages

Published March 23, 2021 by Harmony.

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978-0-593-13795-6
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Preliminary thoughts after skimming through:

I've just gotten a copy of Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova which came out earlier this week.

I've thumbed through it quickly and done some targeted searches of the text. From all appearances, it looks like she's approaching the topic of memory from a neuroscientist's perspective and talking about broad psychology and culture.

There are a few references to the method of loci and a tangential reference to the phonetic major system in chapter 5. She approaches these briefly with a mention of [a:Joshua Foer|2867569|Joshua Foer|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1322436441p2/2867569.jpg] [b:Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything|18768400|Moonwalking with Einstein The Art and Science of Remembering Everything|Joshua Foer|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|6533383] and his PAO system (without using the word Person-Action-Object), but dismisses all too quickly.

"But you would have to do a lot of memorizing before you can actually use these techniques …
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