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300 episodes transcribedDouglas wants to memorize The Raven by Edgal Allan Poe. I use this episode to provide a system for memorizing The Raven, along with resources for putt...
Learn all the letters of the Greek alphabet, including capitals, lowercase letters, and letter sounds, using mnemonics. What do you want to learn? Lea...
This episode provides a timeline of major events in Chinese history, showing how these can quickly and easily be memorized using a memory palace. What...
Kate asks about memorizing the cardiovascular system. I present mnemonic ideas for memorizing major veins and arteries, grouped into memory palace are...
How do you memorize the populations of countries? In this episode I present a system for memorizing countries’ populations, demonstrating with mnemoni...
Florian wants to memorize the Gospel of Mark, which is the most action-packed of the four Gospel accounts. I present sample mnemonics based on my curr...
In this episode, I demonstrate that mastering a language is NOT about having an enormous vocabulary; it’s about becoming extremely comfortable with th...
Keely asks about memorizing essential English history. I present a simple timeline with sample mnemonics. What do you want to learn? Leave your questi...
This is a complete mnemonic system for memorizing the entire periodic table of elements. You’ll need a few resources: (1) Make sure you’re fresh on nu...
How do you remember where the biggest and most important cities in the world are located? In this episode I talk about the value of memorizing the coo...
This episode presents a method for memorizing “Hélas” by Oscar Wilde. I also recommend resources that can be used to quiz on the poem for thorough mem...
Jim asks about learning German using the same memory palace techniques that we presented in the Accelerated Spanish course. I give some of the beginni...
This episode provides a timeline of World War I events, showing how these can quickly and easily be memorized using a memory palace. What do you want...
Jay asks about the best way to review information that you’ve already memorized. How do you make sure that you’re getting the most out of your review...
Gretchen asks about memorizing rivers. Since rivers are so complicated, how do you remember how they run, especially when they establish multiple terr...
Nathan asks about memorizing the topics of the book of Matthew by using key verses. Is it possible to use the references of key verses, such as Mathew...
Sarah asks about learning French using the same memory palace techniques that we presented in the Accelerated Spanish course. I give some of the begin...
Eduardo asks about memorizing essential Swiss history. I present a simple timeline with sample mnemonics. What do you want to learn? Leave your questi...
Patrick asks about memorizing poetry of Lord Byron. I present a method and a resource for memorizing “Thou Art Dead, As Young and Fair”. What do you w...
Shane asks about remembering literature. Is there an easy way to retain the great stories that you’ve read so that you can remember the plots and reci...
