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Joshua Foer

American freelance journalist; memory champion · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1982 · age 44

Joshua Foer is a freelance journalist and author living in Brookline, Massachusetts, with a primary focus on science. He was the 2006 USA Memory Champion, which was described in his 2011 book, Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything.

Joshua Foer is read about 48 times a day, in 7 languages.

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He also co-founded the travel company Atlas Obscura with Dylan Thuras.

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Born 1982 · age 44

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