Josh Foer's guest appearances

Josh Foer

The James Altucher Show

Ideas in Action with Jim Glassman

18Forty Podcast

Ray Dalio

Sam Harris

Mark Cuban

Elon Musk

David Goggins

Tim Ferriss

Tyler Cowen

Annie Duke

Steven Pinker

Aubrey Marcus

Mark Manson

Ron Paul

Casey Neistat

Roger McNamee

Jim Rickards

OwlTail

This series is sponsored by an anonymous lover of books.In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Joshua Foer, co-founder of Sefaria, about the revolutionary digital Jewish library of which he was the visionary.Prior to Sefaria, the possibility of finding the Talmud and other central Jewish texts in translation online felt entirely out of reach. Now, we take for granted that any Jew in the world can access the fullness of the tradition. In this episode we discuss: How did Foer come up with the idea for a comprehensive website of Jewish texts?What was Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz’s role in Sefaria putting his translation of the Talmud online?How does digitization change our relationship to Jewish books?What does having a “gender-sensitive” Tanakh actually mean?Tune in to hear a conversation about how to make the depth and breadth of Torah available to the entire Jewish community.Interview begins at 30:30.Joshua Foer is an author and founder. His book Moonwalking with Einstein was an international bestseller, and he is the co-founder of Atlas Obscura, Sefaria, the design competition Sukkah City, and most recently the Lehrhaus in Boston, Massachusetts. Josh joins us to talk about books real and virtual, and how to build a digital library. References:Book Journey with Elli FischerSefaria Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua FoerTalmud: The William Davidson Edition “Is Sefaria Kosher?” by Gil StudentTHE JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive EditionBerakhot 22a

This series is sponsored by an anonymous lover of books. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Joshua Foer, co-founder of Sefaria, about the revolutionary digital Jewish library of which he was the visionary. Prior to Sefaria, the possibility of finding the Talmud and other central Jewish texts in translation online felt entirely out of reach. Now, we take for granted that any Jew in the world can access the fullness of the tradition. In this episode we discuss: <ul><li>How did Foer come up with the idea for a comprehensive website of Jewish texts?</li><li>What was Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz’s role in Sefaria putting his translation of the Talmud online?</li><li>How does digitization change our relationship to Jewish books?</li><li>What does having a “gender-sensitive” Tanakh actually mean?</li></ul>Tune in to hear a conversation about how to make the depth and breadth of Torah available to the entire Jewish community. Interview begins at 30:30. Joshua Foer is an author and founder. His book Moonwalking with Einstein was an international bestseller, and he is the co-founder of Atlas Obscura, Sefaria, the design competition Sukkah City, and most recently the Lehrhaus in Boston, Massachusetts. Josh joins us to talk about books real and virtual, and how to build a digital library. References: <a href="https://18forty.org/bookjourney/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Book Journey with Elli Fischer</a> <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/texts" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sefaria</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything</a> by Joshua Foer <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Talmud" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Talmud: The William Davidson Edition </a> “<a href="https://www.torahmusings.com/2023/06/is-sefaria-kosher/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Is Sefaria Kosher?</a>” by Gil Student <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Joshua.1.1?ven=THE_JPS_TANAKH:_Gender-Sensitive_Edition&amp;lang=bi&amp;with=Translations&amp;lang2=en" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">THE JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition</a> <a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Berakhot.22a?lang=bi" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Berakhot 22a</a>

Josh Foer: How Can You Make a Digital Library for All? [Books II 1/4]

Today James welcomes Josh Foer to the podcast. Josh is a U.S. Memory champion, award-winning journalist, and bestselling author of  Moonwalking with Einstein, which details his journey to becoming a U.S. memory champion.                                            ============ Special Note: Both Josh and James will be presenting LIVE at next month's Stansberry Conference in Las Vegas. If you're interested in joining them and over 30 additional speakers for two full days  click here. This year's Conference will take place at one of the newest and most luxurious destinations on Las Vegas Boulevard -- the Aria Resort and Casino.                                         ============   Taking some of the ancient memory techniques he learned during a yearlong trip to Europe, Josh was quickly able to master techniques that have not yet made their way across "the pond." Having this advantage over American competitors allowed him to become very successful in a short amount of time. Once he brought these European techniques back to the U.S. and started sharing them, the U.S. record for memorizing a deck of cards went from  1 minute 40 seconds to just 30 seconds. One concerning question that comes to mind for both James and Josh is whether some of the modern technologies in our current world are reducing our capacity to remember things. Is Googling making us less smart? And this is not a new question, it dates all the way back to the days of Socrates, and the advent of the written word. These concerns may be valid, but it often just means a change in both how and what we remember. One of the most common questions that Josh gets is about remembering people's names. For this he has a great memory hack: Create a secondary association with the thing you're trying to remember. For people's names this can be a funny association with the sound of their name. For prose, associate it with a song or rhyme. Anything you can do to give your brain another method of associating will help you better recall it later on. Resources and Links:   Moonwalking with Einstein by Josh Foer TED talk – Feats of Memory Anyone Can Do The Obscura Society Sukkah City  Nelson Dellis – Current US Memory Champion The Pridmore System for Card Memorization  Get in Touch:  To learn more about Josh and stay up to date with his newest book, check out joshuafoer.com. Josh is writing a second book on Hunter Gatherers, which explores how the oldest remaining tribe operates and compares to some of our more modern members of society. Sign up for his mailing list to learn more about it and when it is coming out.     You can also connect with Josh on Twitter @JoshuaFoer. 

Today James welcomes Josh Foer to the podcast. Josh is a U.S. Memory champion, award-winning journalist, and bestselling author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143120530/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0143120530&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Moonwalking with Einstein</a>, which details his journey to becoming a U.S. memory champion.                                          ============ Special Note: Both Josh and James will be presenting LIVE at next month's Stansberry Conference in Las Vegas. If you're interested in joining them and over 30 additional speakers for two full days <a href="https://orders.cloudsna.com/chain?cid=MKT062471&amp;eid=MKT121529&amp;snaid=&amp;step=start" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> click here</a>. This year's Conference will take place at one of the newest and most luxurious destinations on Las Vegas Boulevard -- the Aria Resort and Casino.                                         ============ Taking some of the ancient memory techniques he learned during a yearlong trip to Europe, Josh was quickly able to master techniques that have not yet made their way across "the pond." Having this advantage over American competitors allowed him to become very successful in a short amount of time. Once he brought these European techniques back to the U.S. and started sharing them, the U.S. record for memorizing a deck of cards went from  1 minute 40 seconds to just 30 seconds. One concerning question that comes to mind for both James and Josh is whether some of the modern technologies in our current world are reducing our capacity to remember things. Is Googling making us less smart? And this is not a new question, it dates all the way back to the days of Socrates, and the advent of the written word. These concerns may be valid, but it often just means a change in both how and what we remember. One of the most common questions that Josh gets is about remembering people's names. For this he has a great memory hack: Create a secondary association with the thing you're trying to remember. For people's names this can be a funny association with the sound of their name. For prose, associate it with a song or rhyme. Anything you can do to give your brain another method of associating will help you better recall it later on. Resources and Links: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143120530/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0143120530&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwjamesaltuc-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Moonwalking with Einstein</a> by Josh Foer</li> <li>TED talk – <a href="http://www" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feats of Memory Anyone Can Do</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Obscura Society</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sukkahcity.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sukkah City</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.becomingasuperhuman.com/usa-memory-champion-nelson-dellis-on-memory-tenacity-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Nelson Dellis</a> – Current US Memory Champion</li> <li><a href="http://www.memoryconsulting.com/pridmore.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Pridmore System</a> for Card Memorization</li> </ul> Get in Touch: <ul> <li>To learn more about Josh and stay up to date with his newest book, check out <a href="http://joshuafoer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">joshuafoer.com</a>.</li> <li>Josh is writing a second book on Hunter Gatherers, which explores how the oldest remaining tribe operates and compares to some of our more modern members of society. <a href="http://joshuafoer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign up for his mailing list</a> to learn more about it and when it is coming out.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>You can also connect with Josh on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/joshuafoer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@JoshuaFoer</a>.</li> </ul>

Ep. 128 - Josh Foer: Mastering Memory