In this week’s episode of the MIND SHOW we have BORIS KONRAD, a legend in the memory sports world. Also a champion Speed Stacker and well-known neuroscientist studying the mind and memory. This week his paper was published and received a lot of attention, claiming that with just a bit of practice, anyone can become a memory athlete. In this chat, we discuss his research, his memory techniques, and a bit about the weird sport of stacking cups. Listen in! 1:25 - “Intro” 2:10 - “Memory Research Study” 6:10 - “Tell me about your first memory competition” 9:30 - “What are your best memory achievements?” 11:50 - “The famous BORIS YELL” 13:18 - “Speed Stacking” 13:46 - “Donald Trump BURN” 15:30 - “How did Speed Stacking as a sport blow up?” 20:03 - “What are the speed stacking methods?” 24:58 - “What memory systems do you use?” 26:38 - “What are your Pos in memorization?” 29:18 - “What’s next?” 31:23 - “Close” To watch the video version of this podcast of this interview, click here: https://youtu.be/LAmRYC77kRU To read more about Boris’ research that just got published, check these links: BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-envir... Science News: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/b... LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/science/scienc... Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-t... To reach out to Boris directly (to say hi, ask him questions, or request his services), email him at: [email protected] For more interviews with mind experts, subscribe to my YouTube channel and check out my website www.nelsondellis.com. Stay sharp! To take part in a short memory test to help research towards ending Alzheimer's disease, go to www.extremememorychallenge.com

In this week’s episode of the MIND SHOW, we chat with teenage math prodigy, Javen Ho, who I met last summer on the set of a TV show we both were on. He can add super fast and it’s all a result of how he was taught math at a young age. Listen in to learn more about his skill and how he got them! 2:46 - “Intro” 3:31 - “What exactly can you do?” 3:55 - “Is your skill natural or did you learn it through practice?” 4:44 - “What’s the name of the school where you trained?” 5:02 - “Are there others like you?” 6:24- “Mental abacus” 6:54 - “How do you visualize numbers?” 8:02 - “What are you planning to study?” 8:47 - “TEST #1” 9:34 - “How’s your memory for numbers?” 10:04 - “TEST #2” 10:39 - “TEST #3” 11:19 - “What is your multiplication technique?” 12:44 - “Squaring numbers” 13:24 - “Rapid addition” 14:22 - “TEST #4” 15:08 - “Walk-through” 17:04- “TEST #5” 18:14 - “Memoriad” 19:34 - “What’s a day in the life?” 20:17- “Should kids be taught what you were taught?” 23:04 - “What’s next?” 23:59 - “Close” To watch the video podcast of this interview, click here: https://youtu.be/Gon7O00G5oo For more interviews with mind experts, subscribe to my YouTube channel and check out my website www.nelsondellis.com. Stay sharp! To take part in a short memory test to help research towards ending Alzheimer's disease, go to www.extremememorychallenge.com

In this week's episode of the MIND SHOW, we have an exciting chat with Speed Cubing champ, Anthony Brooks. One of the fastest Rubik's Cube solvers in the world, we dive into techniques, strategies, and what it's like to be a professional cuber. 2:15 - “Intro” 3:37 - "How did you get started?" 7:11 - "Current World Records" 8:55 - "What are Speed Cubing competitions like?" 15:50 - "Strategy - The Cross" 16:55 - "Basic Strategy" 19:00 - "ZB System" 25:00 - "How are you learning your system?" 29:20 - "Are you using the ZB System yet?" 33:25 - "Fastest personal times" 37:12 - "What is the World Record average time?" 39:30 - "What's next for you?" 41:05 - "How can people learn more?" 41:25 - "Best Cubing experience" 45:00 - "Close" To watch the video version of podcast of this interview, click here: https://youtu.be/KhRaLDrYgBw Check out Anthony's website at: http://www.brookscubing.com Follow him on IG: @brookscubing For more interviews with mind experts, subscribe to my YouTube channel and check out my website www.nelsondellis.com. Stay sharp! To take part in a short memory test to help research towards ending Alzheimer's disease, go to www.extremememorychallenge.com

This week’s episode of the MIND SHOW, we chat with Katie Kermode, the words and names memorizing god!! She has a mix of talent and natural abilities in memory, which allow her to be so awesome at those two events which most memory athletes have trouble with. In this episode we dig down into her techniques and methods, trying to understand how much of her skill is natural versus trained. Enjoy! 1:31 - “Intro” 1:59 - “What is background?” 3:04 - “What do you do for a living?” 4:06 - “Were you interested in languages naturally?” 5:46 - “World record Words and Names, how did it feel to break it?” 7:51 - “Whats your technique for Words?” 10:59 - “Example with words” 12:25 - “How do you keep the order of words right?” 13:34 - “World record attempt” 14:31 - “Do you have specific journeys for specific things?” 15:06 - “Names memorization” 16:26 - “You have synesthesia, right?” 18:11 - “Recent competition scores” 19:00 - “Next plans?” 19:28 - “Beginners advice” 20:31 - “Your new Cards/Numbers technique” 24:09 - “Best Cards time?” 25:21 - “Best Numbers time?” 25:50 - “What are your goals now?” 27:00 - “Why are there less women in memory competition than men?” 28:11 - “Do you train people?” 28:54 - “What else is something surprising about you that people may not know?” 29:49 - “Close” To watch the audio podcast of this interview on YouTube, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm_bJVqVp4E For more interviews with mind experts, subscribe to my YouTube channel and check out my website www.nelsondellis.com. Stay sharp! To take part in a short memory test to help research towards ending Alzheimer's disease, go to www.extremememorychallenge.com