Modern memory, ancient methods | Lynne Kelly | TEDxMelbourne
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Today, we explore whether memory still has a practical place in the world of big data and computing.
As a science writer, Lynne has written 18 books including The Memory Code. Her research showed that without writing, people used the most extraordinary suite of memory techniques to memorise massive amounts of practical information. This explains the purpose of monuments like Stonehenge, the Nazca Lines and the statues of Easter Island. Her next book, Unlocking The Memory Code explains the most effective memory methods from around the world and throughout time. Lynne shows how these can be invaluable in modern world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Thank you for the lovely comments. The book on the memory methods had the working title of "Unlocking the Memory Code" when the text was written by TEDx. The published title will be "Memory Craft" to be published by Allen & Unwin in June 2019.
Truly splendid work, Dr Kelly. Thank you so much for sharing this work with us. Kind regards.
Brazil will get the non translated only in 2020 :(((
I really want to know everything about it, bough your book and Dominic's
one, :) thank you for your efforts
Thanks for this profoundly inspiring talk!
dance of the savannah
i dance
because i am alive
because the rivers
i have crossed
flow through the arteries
of my soul
i dance
because i embody the archive
of the knowledge
of my ancestral legacy
i dance
to convey the meaning
bestowed on me
by the presence
of the past
and the future
in my breath
i dance
to carry the stories
that resonate within me
from the depths
of time’s excavation
of memory
among the stones
placed along the paths
of the human journey
i dance
because you await
my arrival
at the waterhole
where the acacia stands poised
to join me in celebrating
the beneficence
of the african savannah
i dance
because my heart
beats like a drum
and invites me to…
eugene skeef 200119
Oh my gosh you make so much sense! While taking care of my 98 year old grandmother over the summer, I decided to capture some of her knowledge by conducting a series of interviews on our tribal beginnings. I actually could tell that she was reciting something she learned because my social science training kept interrupting her when I didn't understand a concept she mentioned. After a few interviews I noticed that she had to start from the same point to get to where we left off. I'm so glad I made the decision to stop interrupting her because she completed the series of stories. Thank you for your work and I cannot wait to read more of your work!
What a lovely story. Thank you.
Her book "The Memory Code" is fantastic. I was skeptical at first but after some reading I came away convinced that the author is a serious and hard working researcher who did her homework and actively sought disconfirming evidence before printing anything. This is amazingly interesting and consequential. She has a new book called "Memory Craft" coming out soon which will offer more direct practical instructions to readers.
Yes i read the book too and its still in my head. I am a teacher and have to think about the didactics; how to train students. I do not know yet how to do this in a schoolclass.
@@sytiehuisman1968 There's no simple one-sentence answer to that question. I would start by implementing different forms of "retrieval practice" and spaced repetition for all the most important things that I want students to remember. When it comes to mnemonics, the most basic thing one can do is to help students transform difficult words into more memorable images or stories or funny/weird sentences. One can do more or less the same thing with related concepts (find a fun "trick" to remember why this particular historical event led to those consequences for example). More advanced methods will include using parts of the school to build a memory palace full of important information. That can lead to amazing results, but that's not a project I would necessarily recommend to teachers who are new to the world of memory techniques. I explain the most important concepts one should know about memorization in an article you can find with the title "You don’t have a “bad memory”, you just don’t know how to use it." I'll sooner or later write something specifically for teachers. When that will be done, I'll try to remember to post it here ( :
Wonderful and thanks. As a landscape architect I have been 'following' leylines, songlines, Indian temples, shakti peeths etc for almost 30yrs. You've filled in a lot of gaps in my now understanding. Jai
Her personality is wonderful! This was a great talk I want to try this. She's right to ask why this isn't being taught in schools. My kids would love trying to learn something like this
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what a beautiful talk!!! i do and teach mnemonics and mrs. kelly really blew me away with her powerful appearance and viewchanging knowledge. thank you so much for this.
Nothing is new, its just forgotten. It is sometimes said...that ,without memory ,we are nothing. Objects, trigger our primal senses, to connect and build a story, emotion skill or talent. All objects carry information...its how we view and interpret that information that gives us, the past the present and future...'we see only what we look for ,we recognise only what we know.'
Great work Lynne, keep them coming.
no entiendo por qué el trabajo de lynne no es tan conocido. Creo que todo sobre lo que habla de cómo las culturas pasaban conocimiento a traves de generaciones (sin papel ni escritos) es demasiado interesante e importante, pues a fin y al cabo habla del funcionamiento de nosotros mismos.
me gustaria ver a mas gente hablando sobre esto.
Thank you so much for your to many well advice.
This is incredible
Isn't it interesting that this realization came as a result of Lynne listening to Indigenous people. We should all do so, a lot more, and take Elder advice.
Her body and mouth can barely keep up with the sheer volume and speed of knowledge coming forth.
I suspect Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one big memory "palace/technique"
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dude I want her necklace so bad
Very cool
I would be curious about paper about experiments with memory palaces technique and dementia mentioned towards the end of the talk..
Some years back I read a book by Anne Wilson Schaef called Native Wisdom for White Minds. It was a good book but didn't touch on this. I also studied mnemonics and Harry Lorayne's Memory Book. Are the techniques similar? Thanx.
Sorry, I didn't get any notification about this. The techniques are the same - it's just that the Indigenous methods add many mroe layers of complexity and add more formats.
@@lynnehurstbridge It's funny because about 20 years ago I was reading Harry Lorayne's books and at the same time I was reading Anne Wilson Schaef's book Native Wisdom for
White Minds. About a year ago I picked up your book and it was like the 2 former books could be connected.
@@ZocNad The common factor is the way the human brain works. Both contexts are using the same neurological structures. I keep getting shocked, and then realise that it is totally logical that the connection is there.
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Hi can you heart this
A lot of hype and no specifics. Waste of my time to listen to her!
You're a very very lost sole my friend. I bet you live your life quite unhappy, and everyone else is to blame for that too.
You'll be dead soon pal, and those that do know you, won't remember much good.
Buy her books if you want specifics
it's a TED talk, one only has a limited amount of time to talk and she has to assume that the audience has no previous memory training.