It appears that lots of our current tools attempt to be memory aids to some extent such as reminders, calendars, and zettelkasten note taking systems. I was wondering if anyone knew much about the general state of affairs of memory research in general. It seems like if we could unlock this ability in everyone it would be an enormous evolutionary leap for the species probably leading to breakthroughs in every field.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Waldo_Demara
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eidetic_memory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_claimed_to_possess_an_eidetic_memory