From the Beginning
Memrise was founded by Ed Cooke, Ben Whately
and Greg Detre, three friends who met while studying neuroscience and psychology at Oxford.
They were united by a fascination with the way
humans learn and a determination to use technology
to help people learn more effectively.
After graduation Ed got deep into the study of memory techniques. He became a Grandmaster of Memory. He won the US memory championships one year, and then trained
a journalist to win them the very next year - a story chronicled
by the journalist in the book, Moonwalking with Einstein.
They came back together a few years later, and combined their separate research to create Memrise.
The secret formula? A deep understanding of neuroscience and memory techniques, combined with engaging learning content created by linguistic experts and native speakers. Plus, we only teach practical, real-life language that you'll actually use. With this formula, Memrise speeds up and simplifies the language learning process.