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Can you master this memory trick?
The Method of Loci is an ancient memory technique. Simon Reinhard, a European memory champion, explains how to do it.
(Image: Two playing cards, Credit: Getty Images.)
Filming by Louisa Field.
Editing by Jennifer Green.
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