The basic principle

The basic principle of Mu is: Enter data in a structured way. Mu uses empirical algorithms to choose when to ask you the questions. Know the answer? Mu will wait increasing intervals before asking you again. Fail to answer correctly? Mu will ask you the same question again very shortly. Each time you answer right, the intervals increase.

Why Mμ?

• We have the world's knowledge at our fingertips, yet what is a thrombus? Or what's the capital of Malawi? Just log on to khan academy to appreciate how much knowledge is available out there for you. Yet you will forget 90% of everything you watch there if you do not revise it.


• Mu focusses on qualitative learning rather than quantitative learning. That's the real beauty of Mu, whatever you enter, you will remember forever, and it really only takes 2 or 3 minutes a day.


• Our reliance upon things like e-mail, phones or software like evernote to store our memories is increasing by the day. The problem with this reliance on technology is that our memory is actually getting weaker as the years go by, not stronger.


• Technology was supposed to make us smarter, not dumber. No we do not use 10% of our brains, but yes we definitely use less than 10% of our memory. Our memory is a muscle, rather than brain-train with games, why not train with data that matters? Your data?


• Memory plays a much greater role in your life than you know. It affects your ability to learn, which in turn affects your academic performance, professional life, and ultimately your life earnings.


• We are looking for testers. We believe that our niche is primarily mature users working in technical fields. The authors of Mu have a strong liking for the Art of Memory and are hoping to develop practical solutions for the techniques used by memory athletes and bring those techniques to our users via our software. We are not trying to get rich quick, but rather we have values and ideals which we want to put into practice.