#411 Ed Cooke - Memory & The Future of Human Intelligence

Zuby is joined by world memory champion, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Mind Max Ed Cooke. Ed shares his unexpected journey from a three-month hospital stay at 18 to competing at the World Memory Championships and teaching a journalist to become a US memory champion in under a year. The conversation explores how memory techniques work, why memory and imagination are the same thing, and how the outsourcing of cognition to smartphones and AI poses a serious threat to human intelligence. They also discuss how to remember names, the memory palace technique, language learning, and Ed's new platform Mind Max — built to nurture human genius in the age of AI. Sponsored by: Veritas Wealth Management helps families, business owners, and retirees build real financial freedom through hands-on expert investment guidance. Schedule a call today at Follow Ed Cooke: Follow Zuby:

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#411 Ed Cooke - Memory & The Future of Human Intelligence is an episode from Real Talk with Zuby by Zuby.

This episode is 60:49 long.

This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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