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In the same way that reciting Homer's Odyssey themselves after one hearing is infeasible, right? (poking fun, but only a bit)
by kornish 9y ago
In the same way that reciting Homer's Odyssey themselves after one hearing is infeasible, right?
(poking fun, but only a bit)
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoThat's feasible. Barely, but feasible. Now try reciting the Library of Congress after one hearing. Or Wikipedia. That's a whole nother level of problem.
- copperx 9y agoI really doubt it's feasible to memorize it in a single hearing without paraphrasing. The human brain couldn't have been different a few millennia ago, and we know that the greeks used the same memorization techniques we use today (e.g., the memory palace, chunking, ...).
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoWe also see in history specific people tasked with recitation, and high status coming through that ability. Suggesting it's a rare and learned characteristic.
- majewsky 9y agoNitpick: That only suggests that this ability is rare, not that it is learned. (Not saying it is purely talent; everything I know about the brain suggests otherwise. But not just the historical evidence.)