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The Art of Memory
Centuries before digital storage, ancient and Renaissance cultures mastered memory through elaborate 'memory palaces'—a sophisticated art that shaped knowledge and identity. This episode explores what we lost, and what we can learn, from this profound, forgotten relationship with information.
“Centuries before digital storage, ancient and Renaissance cultures mastered memory through elaborate 'memory palaces'—a sophisticated art that shaped knowledge and identity. This episode explores what we lost, and what we can learn, from this profound, forgotten relationship with information.”
— Frances A Yates, The Art of Memory
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