Memory abilities anyone can achieve - Joshua Foer

There are people who can quickly memorize lists of thousands of numbers, the order of all the cards in a deck (or ten!), and much more. Science writer Joshua Foer describes the technique -- called the memory palace -- and shows off its most remarkable feature: anyone can learn how to use it, including him. Talk by Joshua Foer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices