Memory

Since ancient times, human beings have devised ways to better remember, from the 'memory palace' of the ancient Greek poet Simonides in the 5th century BCE to the illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages and graphical memory devices of Giordano Bruno (1548-1600). These days, not so much. Joshua Foer, the 2006 US Memory Champion and author of the bestselling Moonwalking with Einstein, recommends five unforgettable books about the art of remembering.

The Pulitzer prize-winning writer Deborah Blum says science is too important to be left for the scientists. She recommends books that show how much it matters in our daily lives.

The Professor of Internet Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute selects books on how memories are made and discusses the effect of digital data storage on our perception of the present and the future