Joshua Foer: Using Memory to Prolong Your (Perceived) Life

[harisghole]

I'm going to read his hyped book... But methinks he should have MEMORIZED his speech... Like seriously... "Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything" He should have...

[timrice666]

That's just like, his opinion, man

[celainea]

Uhm, more & more things proven to be good for us psychologically, physically that once again the poor will find difficult if not impossible to do. Right now, 45% or more Americans are at or below the poverty level. In the war between rich & poor, the rich have chosen to survive & prosper on the backs & bodies of the poor. They have done it to the 3rd & 2nd world countries & now they are doing it to the 1st world.

[BladesOfMunch]

I can't believe that was it. I wanted this video to be much longer... to [at least] discuss the Reminiscence Bump, the Serial Position Effect, memory aids, Rehearsal, State-dependent learning and Recall ... but alas, none of that. I personally feel by missing these important points, there have been many "helpful" things left untold concerning human memory.

[Ramsez]

i hope this talk will change my life

[anandamide199]

Loved this guys book.

[AsAboveSoBelow01]

Why is he reading from a script? That's annoying, and thus, not finishing the video.

[no1sjester]

if i can't live longer, maybe i can just feel alive longer

[r4sk3n]

interesting

[JennaSmith987]

Too Fast.

[liquidminds]

@JennaSmith987 true... for a presentation about memory, he chose a very unmemorizable way to present it... sometimes i miss a "play again 10% slower" button at the end of youtubevideos....

[TTC1God]

I like and dislike this video at the same time.

[angelwhite]

He's wrong. I remember the last decade much much better than the first or second.

[SomethingSea1]

Whoa...

[BigMTBrain]

Different emotions produce different neuro-chemical responses in the brain and body. The extreme emotional responses of youth become muted as we age. A technique that I use to maintain a healthy mind and body (beyond exercise and play) is to visit many different periods of my childhood as vividly as I can for about 15 to 30 minutes at least 3 times per week as I lay down to sleep. I allow the laughter, tears, etc., rush over me. I believe while doing so, revitalizing hormones of youth flow free.

[AsAboveSoBelow01]

@BigMTBrain

Sounds like pseudoscience garbage to me.

[BigMTBrain]

@AsAboveSoBelow01 - Quite possibly. Note that I said, "I believe". I'm sure you'll declare the following garbage--you are certainly free to do so--but I'll put it forth anyway: People are always astonished when I tell them my age, insisting that I have to be much much younger than my true age in reference to looks, attitude, quest for fun, and ability to learn and do. Hey, works for me. XD It could be genetic, but none of my siblings have aged quite as well, as they themselves often attest.

[anandamide199]

@AsAboveSoBelow01 I would rather call it an interesting hypothesis.He got this idea from his friend Ed Cooke who worked on it for his master thesis in cognitive science at I think Oxford.

[maxgunn555]

@BigMTBrain trying so hard to mentally condition yourself could probably decrease your life span as your general understandings don't flow freely when memories are forced. sometimes you will simply feel like remembering a certain memory/ or that better put that memory will juts come to you naturally.

[BigMTBrain]

@maxgunn555 - "trying so hard" - Ha ha ha. I'm sorry that YOUR memories are so "hard" to conjure. I remember thousands of mine so easily, as clearly as if they happened just minutes ago. I used to work with a guy who told me that he could remember much at all about his grade school years. Me, I can remember so many moments quite vividly all the way back to age 3. Some people can, some can't. I'm truly sorry if you can't. It's an interesting feeling to be a mature watcher revisiting younger days.

[BigMTBrain]

@maxgunn555 - (correction) - "...that he COULDN'T remember much..."