'Moonwalking with Einstein' refers to a memory device I used when I memorized a deck of playing cards at the U.S. Memory Championship. When I competed in 2006, I set a new U.S. record by memorizing a deck of cards in one minute and 40 seconds. That record has since fallen.

...who we are and what we do it is fundamentally a function of what we remember.

Memory training is not just for the sake of performing party tricks; it's about nurturing something profoundly and essentially human.

One trick, known as the journey method or 'memory palace,' is to conjure up a familiar space in the mind's eye, and then populate it with images of whatever it is you want to remember.

Our lives are the sum of our memories. How much are we willing to lose from our already short lives by … not paying attention?

Monotony collapses time. Novelty unfolds it.

With our blogs and tweets, digital cameras, and unlimited-gigabyte e-mail archives, participation in the online culture now means creating a trail of always present, ever searchable, unforgetting external memories that only grows as one ages.