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Joshua Foer

American freelance journalist; memory champion (born 1982)

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Born: 1982-09-23
Works: 19

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Atlas Obscura
aventures au coeur de la mémoire ; l'art et la science de se souvenir de tout
Moonwalk mit Einstein
Het geheugenpaleis
Halikhat yareaḥ ʻim Ainshṭain

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 439
Total plays: 6,278

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Works: 14
Cited by: 196

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Washington, D.C.

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1982 births 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American journalists 21st-century American male journalists 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American women writers American freelance journalists American male non-fiction writers American mnemonists American people of Polish-Jewish descent

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Born: 23 September 1982

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Instance of: human
Given name: Joshua
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Washington, D.C.
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Guggenheim Fellowship
Official website: joshuafoer.com
Image: Joshua-foer-2007.png
Residence: New Haven

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What links here36 pages

Jonathan Safran Foer

Moonwalking with Einstein

Royal Society Science Books Prize

2011 in literature

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