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Thomas Dixon

Thomas Dixon

Thomas Dixon is the author of “I’m Sorry… That’s Awesome!: Inventing a Solution for Memory Loss”, and the inventor of ME.mory (a digital memory mobile application/service).

Near the end of 2010, Thomas was out for a run near his parents’ house when he was struck by a car and injured so badly that doctors weren’t sure if he would survive. Since that day, his memory hasn’t been the same. In particular, his episodic memory (specific, autobiographical details like where he was, who he met, what he ate and the like) has been compromised by the traumatic brain injury he sustained that late November afternoon. Since inventing ME.mory Thomas speaks and writes on the role of technology’s benefits for faulty episodic memory.

Thomas enjoys spending New Year’s Eve in a new country each year to make sure he travels the world while also learning what he is wrong about. His writing has appeared in a range of publications (including the American Humanist Association and American Mensa). While living in his native city of Philadelphia he continues to explore the intersections of technology, cultures and memory.

Thomas has written pieces for Global Vantage, the Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, the American Humanist Association and others. He has presented and/or taught at institutions including the Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania, Temple University, Pennsylvania Council on Brain Injury, Penn Museum, and the Geographical Society of Philadelphia. Media pieces about his life have appeared through a variety of groups including American Mensa, No Barriers, BuzzFeed, The Pulse, NewsWorks and DIRECTV. As a world traveler he has been in twenty countries and looks forward to setting foot in many more.