Nelson Dellis
{{short description|Memory athlete}}
{{UPE|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Nelson Dellis
| image = File:Nelson Dellis Headshot.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| fullname = Nelson Charles Dellis
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|02|04}}
| birth_place = Wimbledon, UK
| nationality = American, British
| alma mater = University of Miami {{small|(B.S. in Physics, M.S. in Computer Science)}}
| years_active = 2009-present
| occupation = Mnemonist, Mountaineer, Public Speaker, Consultant
| website = {{URL|www.nelsondellis.com}}, {{URL|www.climb4memory.org}}
| sport = Memory
| rank = No. 81 (Jul. 2020), Grand Master of Memory
| highestranking = No. 21 (Oct. 2011)
| worlds = 7th place (2012), 12th place (2013), 8th place (2014), 23rd place (2015)
| nationals = W (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2024), F (2010, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020)
| pb = {{ubl|15 min Names & Faces: 235 names (2019, NR) |15 min Random Words: 255 words (2014) | |Speed Cards: 40.65 sec (2012) | |Speed Numbers: 339 digits (2013) }}
}}
Nelson Charles Dellis (born February 4, 1984) is an American memory athlete and consultant. He is a six-time USA Memory Champion, holding the record for most wins of the national memory champion title. He is also one of the co-founders of Memory League (formerly, Extreme Memory Tournament).{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/extreme-memory-tournament-mental-athletes|title=WThe Science Behind The Best Memorizers In The World|magazine=Wired UK|access-date=2017-02-17 }} Nelson also runs Climb 4 Memory{{Cite web|url=http://climb4memory.org|title=Home|website=Climb 4 Memory|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-06}} - a nonprofit which "aims to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer's disease research through mountain climbs around the world."{{Cite web|url=http://climb4memory.org/|title=Home {{!}} Climb 4 Memory|website=www.climb4memory.org|access-date=2018-06-06}}
Personal life
Dellis was born in Wimbledon, UK, to a Belgian mother and a French father, and grew up in England, France, and the United States.{{cite news |title=One man's climb for better memory |author=Ana Veciana-Suarez |url=http://w3.nexis.com/new/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=55DY-XWG1-DYTG-S0T1&csi=247195&oc=00240&perma=true |work=The Miami Herald |date=17 April 2012 |accessdate=11 July 2013}}{{cite news |title=Spurred by love and fear, memory champ aims to inspire |author=Jason Hanna |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/23/us/nelson-dellis-memory |work=CNN |date=23 March 2012 |accessdate=11 July 2013}} He attended high school at Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami, Florida. After graduation, he went on to attend the University of Miami, where he graduated with a major in physics and a minor in mathematics. He then earned a master's degree in computer science, also from the University of Miami, and wrote his thesis on automated reasoning. He is a mountain climber who has climbed on four expeditions to Mount Everest, and has scaled Alaska's Denali along with other mountains around the world.{{cite web |url=http://w3.nexis.com/new/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=5873-B321-F03R-N0PX&csi=299488&oc=00240&perma=true |title=Fusion-io Backs Everest Effort |date=18 April 2013 |work=techrockies.com |accessdate=17 July 2013}}
Mental athletics
Dellis was originally inspired to improve his memory after seeing the decline of his grandmother's memory due to Alzheimer's disease, and entered his first memory competition in 2009.{{Cite web |title=361: How to Master Your Memory |url=https://findingmastery.com/podcasts/nelson-dellis/ |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=Finding Mastery |language=en-US}} He has since placed in a number of competitions as well as broken numerous memory records (see below).
Dellis was featured in the 2012 documentary Ben Franklin Blowing Bubbles at a Sword: The Journey of a Mental Athlete. He also appeared in the Science Channel program Memory Games in July 2013, which covered the 2013 US Memory Championships.{{cite web |url=http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/memory-games/about-the-show/about-this-show.htm |title=About Memory Games |work=science.discovery.com |publisher=Science Channel |accessdate=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704085216/http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/memory-games/about-the-show/about-this-show.htm |archivedate=4 July 2013 }} He has also been interviewed regarding memory training on Today,{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/news-sports/today-show/2011/03/meet-a-champion-who-flexes-his-memory-muscle/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130814153639/http://www.nbc.com/news-sports/today-show/2011/03/meet-a-champion-who-flexes-his-memory-muscle/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 August 2013 |title=Meet a champion who flexes his memory muscle |work=nbc.com |accessdate=24 July 2013 }} The Dr. Oz Show,{{cite web |url=http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/superfood-will-supercharge-your-memory |title=The Superfood That Will Supercharge Your Memory |work=doctoroz.com |accessdate=24 July 2013}} and Nightline.{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/dellis-nelson-weir-bill-memory-cards-brain-tricks-15989422 |title=Tricks to Improve Your Memory |date=23 March 2012 |work=abcnews.go.com |accessdate=24 July 2013}}
Notable competitions
=2010=
- USA Memory Championship (Mar. 6, New York City, US): 3rd place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2010
|title=2010 USA Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} Dellis broke the US record for memorizing the most numbers in 5 minutes: 178 digits.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2010&discipline=num5|title=2010 USA Memory Championships Speed Numbers {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
- Friendly (Cambridge) Memory Championship (May 2, Cambridge, UK): 2nd place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=cam2010
|title=2010 Cambridge Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} Dellis broke US records in all 10 disciplines at this event, raising the international standard for American competitors in memory sports.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=cam2010
|title=2010 Cambridge Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
=2011=
- USA Memory Championship (Mar. 7, New York City, US): 1st place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2011
|title=2011 USA Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} Dellis broke the US record for memorizing the most numbers in 5 minutes: 248 digits,{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2011&discipline=num5|title=2011 USA Memory Championships Speed Numbers {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} and the fastest to memorize a deck of cards: 66 seconds.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2011&discipline=spdcards|title=2011 USA Memory Championships Speed Cards {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
- UK Open Memory Championship (Aug. 25-26, London, UK): 2nd place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=uko2011|title=2011 UK Open Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
- German Open Memory Championship (Sept. 16-17, Heilbronn, Germany): 6th place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=gomc2011
|title=2011 German Open Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
=2012=
- USA Memory Championship (Mar. 24, New York City, US): 1st place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2012
|title=2012 USA Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} Dellis broke the US record for memorizing the most numbers in 5 minutes: 303 digits,{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2012&discipline=num5|title=2012 USA Memory Championships Speed Numbers{{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} the fastest to memorize a deck of cards: 66 seconds,{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2012&discipline=spdcards|title=2012 USA Memory Championships Speed Cards {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} and the most names memorized in 15 minutes: 162 names.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2012&discipline=namesold15|title=USA Memory Championships 2012 {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} Dellis was the first and only (as of Feb. 17, 2017) mental athlete to win all four events in the morning part of the competition, getting a perfect 400 total points across four events {{Cite web|url=http://www.usamemorychampionship.com/15th-usa-memory-championship-scores/
|title=2012 USA Memory Championships Results {{!}} USA Memory Championships|website=www.usamemorychampionship.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
- World Memory Championships (Dec. 14-16, London, UK): 7th place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=wmc2012|title=2012 World Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} Dellis broke the US international record, at this event, for memorizing a deck of cards in the fastest time: 40.65 seconds .{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=wmc2012&discipline=spdcards|title=2012 World Memory Championships Speed Cards {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
He also received the title of international Grand Master of Memory, the highest title bestowed by the World Memory Sports Council, at this event.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/grandmasters.php|title=Grandmasters {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2016-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211182112/http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/grandmasters.php|archive-date=2016-12-11|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.com/master.php|title=Special Titles {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.com|access-date=2016-11-07}}
=2013=
- USA Memory Championship (Mar. 24, New York City, US): 2nd place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2013
|title=2013 USA Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
- World Memory Championships (Nov. 30-Dec. 2, London, UK): 12th place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.com/competition.php?id=WMC2013|title=2013 World Memory Championships {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.com|access-date=2016-11-07}} Dellis broke the US international record, at this event, for memorizing the most digits in 5 minutes: 339 digits.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competitor.php?id=691|title=2013 World Memory Championships Speed Numbers {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
=2014=
- USA Memory Championship (Mar. 29, NYC, New York): 1st place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2014
|title=2014 USA Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} Dellis broke the US record for memorizing the most numbers in 5 minutes: 310 digits,{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2014&discipline=num5|title=2014 USA Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} and the most names memorized in 15 minutes: 193 names.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2014&discipline=namesold15|title=2014 USA Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
- World Memory Championships (Dec. 11-14, Haikou, China): 9th place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://iam-stats.com/competition.php?id=WMC2014|title=2014 World Memory Championships {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} At this event, Dellis broke the US international record for most words memorized in 15 minutes: 255 words,{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=wmc2015&discipline=words15|title=2014 World Memory Championships Random Words {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} and the US international record for most international names memorized in 15 minutes: 125 names.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=wmc2014&discipline=names15|title=2014 World Memory Championships Names & Faces {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
=2015=
- USA Memory Championship (Mar. 29, NYC, New York): 1st place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2015
|title=2015 USA Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} Dellis broke the US record for memorizing the most names memorized in 15 minutes: 201 names.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2015&discipline=namesold15|title= 2015 USA Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} After the championship win, Dellis became only the second America memory athlete to win four US titles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competitor.php?id=691|title= Nelson Dellis Memory Statistics {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
- UK Open Memory Championship (Aug. 27-28, London, UK): 6th place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=uko2015|title=2015 UK Open Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
- World Memory Championships (Dec. 16-18, Chengdu, China): 23rd place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=wmc2015|title=2015 World Memory Championships {{!}} International Association of Memory Statistics|website=www.iam-stats.com|access-date=2016-11-07}}
=2016=
- Memoriad (Nov. 8-10, Las Vegas, NV): gold: Names & Faces, bronze: Speed Reading.{{Cite web|url=http://www.memoriad.com/index.asp?s=yarismalar&b=yarisma-detay&yarismaid=74d6c4d3363ef1872200d4cb976f7c26&lang=EN#results|title=International Memoriad Las Vegas-2016 Results {{!}} Memoriad|website=www.memoriad.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} He also set an Olympic Memory Record for memorizing the most names in 15 minutes: 198 names.{{Cite web|url=http://www.memoriad.com/index.asp?s=yarismalar&b=yarisma-detay&yarismaid=74d6c4d3363ef1872200d4cb976f7c26&lang=EN#results|title=International Memoriad Las Vegas-2016 Results {{!}} Memoriad|website=www.memoriad.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
- UK Memory League Championship (Nov. 19-20, London, UK): 2nd place overall/finals runner-up.{{Cite web|url=http://championship.memoryleague.com/#/home|title=2016 UK Memory League Championship {{!}} Memory League Championships|website=www.memoryleague.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}
=2019=
- USA Memory Championship (Apr. 28, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania): 2nd place overall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=usa2015
|title=2015 USA Memory Championships {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} Dellis broke the US record for memorizing the most names memorized in 15 minutes: 235 names, a record which he had previously held a year prior.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usamemorychampionship.com/records/|title= 2019 USA Memory Championships {{!}} USA Memory Championship|website=www.usamemorychampionship.com|access-date=2019-10-28}}
=2021=
- USA Memory Championship (Oct. 23, Orlando, Florida): 1st place overall. Dellis won his fifth title breaking the record for winning the most USA Memory Championship titles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.transcontinentaltimes.com/2021/10/25/nelson-dellis-becomes-usamc-memory-champion-for-the-fifth-time/
|title=2021 USA Memory Championships {{!}} Transcontinental Times|website=www.transcontinentaltimes.com|access-date=2021-10-24}}
=2024=
- USA Memory Championship (Sep. 28, Winter Park, Florida): 1st place overall.
Records
As of Oct. 28, 2019, Dellis held 3 American records.{{Cite web|url=http://www.usamemorychampionship.com/records/|title=USA Memory Championship Records {{!}} USA Memory Championship|website=www.usamemorychampionship.com|access-date=2017-02-17}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/discipline_select.php?cid=USA|title=USA Records {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com|access-date=2017-02-17}} He was the first American to memorize a deck of cards at an international competition in under 60 seconds.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=wmc2012&discipline=spdcards|title=2012 World Memory Championship Scores {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com/|access-date=2017-02-17}} He was also the second American to achieve the Grand Master of Memory title.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/grandmasters.php|title=Grandmasters of Memory List {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com/|access-date=2017-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211182112/http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/grandmasters.php|archive-date=2016-12-11|url-status=dead}}
Dellis holds a number of memory records, including the US national record for memorizing the most names in 15 minutes, 235 names.{{Cite web|url=http://www.usamemorychampionship.com/records|title=USA Memory Championship Records {{!}} USA Memory Championship|website=www.usamemorychampionship.com|access-date=2019-10-28}} He also is the former record holder for memorizing a deck of shuffled cards in 63 seconds as well as for memorizing the most digits in 5 minutes, with 339 digits memorized.{{cite news |title=Nelson Dellis Wins USA Memory Championship |author=Christian Salazar |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/25/nelson-dellis-wins-usa-me_n_1377988.html |agency=Associated Press |date=24 March 2012 |accessdate=11 July 2013}} He is also ranked 15th in the world for memorizing a deck of cards, with a time of 40.65 seconds, one of the fastest times for an American in an international competition.{{cite web |url=http://www.memocamp.de/english/world-memory-statistics/world-ranking/discipline/9/Cards-under-5-min |title=Cards under 5 mins |work=memocamp.de |accessdate=17 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016100319/http://www.memocamp.de/english/world-memory-statistics/world-ranking/discipline/9/Cards-under-5-min |archivedate=16 October 2013 }} He currently ranks 50th in the world as a memory athlete.{{Cite web|url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/worldrankings.php|title=World Memory Rankings {{!}} World Memory Statistics|website=www.world-memory-statistics.com/|access-date=2017-02-17}}
Career
Before becoming involved in memory athletics, Dellis worked as a software developer for Wolfram Research. He also worked as a Veterinary Technician and as a Vedic Mathematics (mental math) teacher at Math Monkey of Pinecrest in Miami. In Chicago, he worked at a local yarn shop, experimenting with large scale knitting projects. He now works as a public speaker and memory consultant, giving talks on his climbs as well as holding seminars about memory techniques. Dellis also co-founded Memory League (formerly, Extreme Memory Tournament), a type of competitive memory platform that allows memory enthusiasts to challenge each other online. He has also authored numerous books: a children's picture book called "I Forgot Something (but I can't remember what it was)" (2016) designed to teach children the basics of memory techniques,{{Cite book|title=Nelson Dellis Books {{!}} Amazon.com|isbn=978-1631775673|last1=Dellis|first1=Nelson C.|date=March 2016}} "Remember It! The Names of People You Meet, All of Your Passwords, Where You Left Your Keys, and Everything Else You Tend to Forget" (2018), a memory technique, how-to book for the everyday person, {{Cite book|title=Nelson Dellis Books {{!}} Amazon.com|isbn=978-1419732560|last1=Dellis|first1=Nelson|date=25 September 2018}} and "Memory Superpowers!: An Adventurous Guide to Remembering What You Don’t Want to Forget" (2020), a memory technique how-to book for kids in school. {{Cite book|title=Nelson Dellis Books {{!}} Amazon.com|isbn=978-1419731877|last1=Dellis|first1=Nelson|date=18 August 2020}}
Charity work
In 2010, Dellis founded Climb for Memory, a charity organization that raises money for Alzheimer's research through sponsored mountain climbs undertaken by Dellis. Fusion-io sponsored an ascent of Everest in 2013, following up on a 2011 attempt in which Dellis had to turn back 280 feet from the summit due to equipment failure. He also attempted Everest in 2016 but turned around at the South Col because of developing HAPE. In 2021, Nelson made another attempt on Everest, reaching 8300 meters before turning around. [https://www.tilebar.com/climb-4-memory "Tilebar Everest Landing Page"], in tilebar.com, May 22, 2021.
Media Appearances
Nelson was a contestant on Superhuman, the American version of The Brain, making it to the finals of his episode by memorizing bank vault codes and then having to open them from memory, while being suspended from the ceiling.Ryan Yousefi, [http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/superhuman-fox-tv-show-to-feature-miamis-nelson-dellis-9384423 "Miami Resident to Show Off Amazing Memory Talents on Fox's Superhuman"], in miaminewtimes.com, June 12, 2017.
Nelson has been featured in The Wall Street Journal,James Taranto, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-store-data-along-memory-lane-11547853504 "How to Store Data Along Memory Lane"], in wsj.com, January 18, 2019. The New Yorker,Michael Humphrey, [https://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/memory-games "Memory Games"], in NewYorker.com, March 8, 2010. Mashable,Rebecca Hiscott, [https://mashable.com/2014/04/05/memory-champion-nelson-dellis/#0CPaz1XApEqV "Man With World's Strongest Memory Crusades Against Alzheimer's"], in mashable.com, April 5, 2014. CNN,Jason Hanna, [https://www.cnn.com/2012/03/23/us/nelson-dellis-memory/index.html "Spurred by love and fear, memory champ aims to inspire"], in CNN.com, March 23, 2012. Yahoo!,Eric Pfeiffer, [https://www.yahoo.com/news/blogs/sideshow/u-s--memory-champion-nelson-dellis-shares-his-secrets-for-strengthening-your-mind-194920556.html "U.S. memory champion Nelson Dellis shares his secrets for strengthening your mind"], in yahoo.com, March 29, 2014. Lifehacker,Melanie Pinola, [https://lifehacker.com/5973948/remember-peoples-names-by-turning-the-names-into-images-and-pinning-them-onto-their-faces "Remember People's Names and Faces by Creating Visual Hooks for Them"], in Lifehacker.com, January 8, 2013. Vital Signs with Dr. Sanjay Gupta,Sanjay Gupta, [https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2017/06/21/memory-palace-gupta-pkg-vital-signs.cnn "How to build your memory palace"], in CNN.com, June 22, 2017. Today,J. Wolfe, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL3BOSbCLPM "Nelson Dellis Memory Champ - NBC TODAY SHOW"], from Today.com, March 14, 2011. Men's Health,Tyler Daswick, [https://www.menshealth.com/content/how-to-build-a-better-memory "How to Build a Better Memory"], in MensHealth.com, August 7, 2017. among others.
In 2012, Nelson began production for a documentary called Memory Games with Emmy Award-winning director Janet Tobias.{{Cite web|url=http://momentofilm.se/films/memory-games/|title=Memory Games – Momentofilm|website=momentofilm.se|language=en|access-date=2017-04-18}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=85830|title=Memory Games|website=www.sfi.se|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-04-18}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sierratangoproductions.com/in-production/|title=In Production|website=Sierra Tango|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-18}} The documentary premiered in New York in November 2018. Memory Games was bought by Netflix and launched on June 19, 2019. {{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81105525|title=Memory Games {{!}} Netflix|website=www.netflix.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-02}}
Nelson was featured in the 2019 season of the Netflix series Unnatural Selection. In the show, geneticist Preston Estep says it is important to obtain genomic information from extraordinary people. Dr. Estep tests Nelson's recall abilities using playing cards and DNA, and then the two tour a genetics lab and observe large DNA sequencing machines as they discuss sequencing Nelson's genome.
Bibliography
- Remember It!: The Names of People You Meet, All of Your Passwords, Where You Left Your Keys, and Everything Else You Tend to Forget, Abrams Books Press HC, September 25, 2018, {{ISBN|978-1-41973-256-0}}
- Memory Superpowers!: An Adventurous Guide to Remembering What You Don’t Want to Forget, Abrams Books for Young Readers, August 18, 2020, {{ISBN|978-1-41973-187-7}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official|http://nelsondellis.com}}
- [http://climb4memory.org Climb For Memory]
- [http://memoryleague.com Memory League]
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