A mnemonic device is a shortcut memory aid to storing facts fast and accurately. Mnemonic (the m is silent) is eponymously derived from Mnemosyne, the shadowy daughter of Uranus and Gaea, a wife of ...

In prior lessons, we learned some of the key principles of memorization: Lesson 1: encoding, consolidation, retrieval, re-consolidation Lesson 2: getting motivated Lesson 3: paying attention Lesson 8: ...

This is an opinion editorial by Thorbjørn König, a principal product designer with a sole focus on creating great user experiences for bitcoin products and services. One of the more curious features ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. A friend wrote that she had a great way of remembering a complicated topic. “I created a pneumonic device,” she said. And an ...

Some lovers try positions that they can't handle—I'm referring to the bones of the wrist, of course. The phrase is a classic mnemonic used to remember the eight carpal (wrist) bones—scaphoid, lunate, ...

The most basic feature of effective mnemonics is the association of what you are learning (the new) with what you already know (the old). Unfortunately, this association process does not always occur ...