How To Remember Anything with Ed Cooke
Ed Cooke will never forget your birthday. As a Grandmaster of Memory, Ed Cooke flexes his memory muscle on the daily. He's won countless competitions, memorised the first few books of Paradise Lost, and spent the majority of the lockdown throwing experimental online parties. On today's Braincare Podcast, Ed Cooke we discuss why we have trouble remembering things, and why memory is the polar opposite of perception. Plus, how to deck out your memory palace with evocative imagery that will make remembering anything a breeze!We talk about: Why do we forget people's names? The differences between remembering events and detailed lists Do mnemonics really work? Memory palaces: why it's still the best technique out there Why imagination is fundamental to memory What's Anthony Costa from Blue got to do with the Heights ingredient list?