tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119556443379822876.post3727703544125503475..comments2024-01-10T04:30:05.465-05:00Comments on Country of the Blind: And This is How Brain Cells Get Used UpSerge Gorodishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11613119860758025964noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119556443379822876.post-50286151836466861232011-03-19T10:03:23.574-04:002011-03-19T10:03:23.574-04:00Ah, yes. See my earlier post:
http://countryofthe...Ah, yes. See my earlier post:<br /><br />http://countryoftheblind.blogspot.com/2009/02/memory-training-crash-course-part-i.html<br /><br />From the intro to the NYT article, it appears Foer is using the O'Brien system or something like it. Many prefer this system, citing the not-ridiculous argument that if the champion uses it, it must be the best. I prefer the Major system, as it seems more elegant and is infinitely scalable. Both are methods for converting numbers into pictures. I hope to explain this more fully in a forthcoming Part II of the "Memory Training Crash Course."Serge Gorodishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613119860758025964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119556443379822876.post-16999387188330347422011-03-18T20:50:35.188-04:002011-03-18T20:50:35.188-04:00It seems as though images are more predominant tha...It seems as though images are more predominant than ideas:<br />http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/20/magazine/mind-secrets.html<br />Maybe that is why?david joynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895543509291403545noreply@blogger.com