The Characters

is a Grandmaster of Memory who coached Josh in the ancient art of memory. He is the founder of Memrise.

is a three-time World Memory Champion. He holds the world record for memorizing the order of 28 shuffled packs of playing cards in an hour.

is the founder of the World Memory Championship, and a proponent of "mental literacy."

is the eight-time German Memory Champion. He won the World Memory Championship in 2007.

is a savant who served as the inspiration for the character of Raymond Babbitt in the movie Rain Man.

is a British writer and self-proclaimed savant, whose story is questioned by Joshua Foer in Moonwalking with Einstien.

is an Olympiad for memory games. Having covered the contest the year before as a journalist, Josh entered--and won--in 2006.

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Joshua Foer