Lynne Kelly
Lynne Kelly is an Australian author and academic with a diverse writing career spanning children's books, popular science, and scholarly works.
She completed a PhD examining how indigenous cultures memorize vast information without writing, published by Cambridge University Press in 2015.
Her research has reinterpreted prehistoric monuments like Stonehenge and Easter Island as memory tools.
Her books include The Memory Code, Memory Craft, and the co-authored Songlines.
Her most recent work, The Knowledge Gene (2024), presents genetic evidence for humanity's innate capacity to encode knowledge through music, art, story, and performance across 70,000 years.
