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Groundbreaking anthropologist and memory champion Lynne Kelly reveals how we can use ancient and traditional mnemonic methods to enhance and expand our memory.

Over 500,000 years ago, a single gene mutated. It spread over time, becoming critical in the journey transforming our earliest ancestors into fully modern humans, capable of navigating the entire planet and beyond. Then just a few thousand years ago, humans gradually outsourced knowledge to writing, and we displaced art and music from the heart of learning. This is the extraordinary story of the discovery of a supergene that makes us uniquely human. 

In the past the elders had encyclopaedic memories. They could name all the animals and plants across the landscape and the stars in the sky, too. Yet most of us struggle to memorise more than a short poem. Using traditional Aboriginal Australian songlines as the key, Lynne Kelly has identified the powerful memory technique used by indigenous people around the world.

Kindle the spirit of the season as four of your favorite storytellers weave tales of love and hope in this charming yuletide collection.

This podcast is for fellow sojourners—those who crave a deeper, truer, daily walk with Jesus. Together we’ll open His Word, wrestle with the beauty and ache of following His Way, and learn to hear His voice in our ordinary moments—whether they’re bright with joy or heavy with pain. If you long to climb higher, go deeper, and walk further with Him, This Way is for you. Let’s walk this rugged, sacred road together—one step at a time, hearts set on the One who walks with us.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of Song for a Whale comes a deeply moving story about a boy, an octopus, and the extraordinary bond that changes them forever—perfect for fans of Remarkably Bright Creatures to hand to the young readers in their lives. Max can’t seem to...