So-called “memory athletes,” for example, participants in the annual World Memory Championships, can rapidly learn and retain large amounts of information. Top athletes can quickly memorize a list of ...

True photographic memory as depicted in pop culture doesn’t exist. That’s because too much detail would defeat our ability to make a quick decision based on experience. However, some people have ...

In Orlando, Florida, a dozen seniors gather in a YMCA twice a week. Some push walkers, others roll in on wheelchairs. After some light exercise and corny jokes, they get down to the real ...

ROBERTO Racasa, the country’s pioneering memory athlete, has confirmed his participation in the 2025 World Memory Championships on Nov. 7 to 9 in Mumbai, India. One discipline short of attaining a ...