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Applications of AR in Medicine: Diagnostics, Planning, Training, and Operations

Introduction  The integration of augmented reality (AR) technology has rapidly transformed various industries, including gaming and entertainment. However, its potential extends far beyond mere entertainment. In recent years, the medical field has begun harnessing the power of AR, revolutionizing diagnostics, planning, training, and even actual surgical procedures. This blog explores the applications of augmented reality …

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World war zero: Spanish succession, Austrian succession and the age of Napoleon

A fun idea in reading very fast and remembering everything is coming up with connections other people rarely notice or do not want to discuss. History is a subject characterized by very deep expertise. This means that experts spill ink discussing very narrow very local subjects. Global phenomena are somewhat harder to address and easier …

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Atomic visualizations using the face of the clock

I define atomic visualization as compound visualizations of multiple keywords that cannot be easily disassembled. Due to strong connectivity between the keywords, these visualizations are faster to make and easier to retain. In this article I provide a clock-related way of generating such visualizations. It may work for up to 12 objects with complex relations. …

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Brain size matters

This may sound like a joke, yet it is very serious. The size of your brain can change the way you think in strange and surprising ways. Nobody truly understands why, but there are many interesting research results. More reading here, here, here, and here. Key idea The structure of the brain and the relative proportions …

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How PAOs allow one visualization for five words

PAO is a visualization of a person performing an action with an object. I argue that PAO is a fast and comfortable way to visualize 5 words in one visualization. Do not use PAO just for numbers The basic mistake of many of my students: they think PAO is just for numbers. There is a …

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Dr Strange and multidimensional mental structures

Mindmaps and mental palaces are essentially two-dimensional structures. This allows for simple navigation: linear and lateral itineraries.  99% of the time this is more than enough. Articles are fixed: once we place an article in a mental structure it is not likely to move. Projects are hierarchical. We can move up and down the hierarchy …

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Logical markers: feedbacks and graphs

While memory champions prefer mental palaces for their simplicity and capacity, accelerated leaning gurus favor mindmaps. Mindmaps are extremely versatile and can be easily modified as new information becomes available. However, mindmaps have several essential design flaws compared to yet more flexible schemes used by engineers and AI creators. We can easily add the missing …

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Medieval arts on phonetic verbatim mnemonics

Mnemonics based on specific letters are very effective when verbatim memorization is required. Verbatim memorization is good for poetry, acting, and sacred texts. It was one of the most admired skills in medieval philosophy. Even those of us who do not need this skill can use it in combination with other skills. Major system reference …

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1000 articles per week

Occasionally I read 1000 articles per week. This takes me about 90 minutes per day or one entire weekend. I honestly thought it to be normal and was surprised that some people find it astonishing. You do not even need to read very fast to use this skill. What is an average article? A good …

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Logical markers: the most intuitive and misunderstood memory construct

Logical markers do not require special learning, as we already learned them in schools for more than a decade.  If you are not using them to remember things, it is a psychological barrier. Once you try, they will feel more natural and intuitive than any other memory construct. My favorite logical marker There is only …

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