Jan 17 2019 41 mins 1
Rajveer Meena from India successfully recalled 70,000 decimal places of pi (π) and broke the previous Guinness World Record of reciting 67,890 digits of pi held by Lu Chao of China since 2005. By reading about such a feat of accomplishment, you can easily see the giant rift between "memory athletes" and ordinary citizens. However, memory is more of a skill than a gift which means everyone is capable of such an "athletic" feat. On this episode, our guest, a neuroscientist, author, blogger, and a frequent contributor to Psychology Today, William Klemm, Ph.D., speaks on the topic of memory, memory structure, and the relationship between memory, learning, and Executive Function. About Professor W.R. Klemm Dr. W. R. (Bill) Klemm is a Professor of Neuroscience at Texas A&M University who has studied basic and applied research on learning and memory and has published 20 books, many of them for lay audiences. He provides teachers with lectures and workshops on teaching learning skills. He has over 2.5 million reader views of his posts on learning and memory at Psychology Today, and his blog (thankyoubrain.blogspot.com). Website http://thankyoubrain.com/ Books Memory Power 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Better Learning for Students, Businesspeople, and Seniors Better Grades. Less Effort The Learning Skills Cycle Mental Biology: The New Science of How the Brain and Mind Relate Support the show (https://mailchi.mp/7c848462e96f/full-prefrontal-sign-up)
