Nelson Dellis' MIND SHOW - Boris Konrad // Neuroscientist, Mental Athlete, Speed Stacker

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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