There is 
flashcard.el

http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/FlashCard
http://ichi2.net/flashcard/


which offers kind of supermemo.
Not based on org, but maybe they can be coupled.

detlef


On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:31:00 -0500
Russell Adams <rlad...@adamsinfoserv.com> wrote:

> That article looks very interesting. Given the outline format and
> scheduling in Org it would be conceptually simple to accomplish what
> they describe. 
> 
> The portion that would require new code would be a "dispatcher" to
> tally which items to view based on an aging property, and to update
> that afterward. Though it could use the agenda, you still have to
> calculate the next viewing period based on their projection of memory
> duration using the number of views and the last viewed date.
> 
> Is there someplace that the algorithm is fully documented?
> 
> 
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:35:43AM +0200, Pere Quintana Segu? wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'm a *very* happy org-mode user since a year ago. In fact, it became a
> > sort of dual brain for me. Thanks for producing such a great piece of
> > software.
> > 
> > Today I read a Wired article about SuperMemo:
> > http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-05/ff_wozniak?currentPage=1
> > 
> > SuperMemo is a flashcard program that calculates the best time to show
> > you a piece of information in order to optimise its retention.
> > Apparently, the methodology is very useful to load lots of information
> > into the brain.
> > 
> > I think that memory is very important, because when the information is
> > within the brain, it is much easier to make connections and see the
> > whole picture.
> > 
> > While reading the article, I thought that the supermemo algorithm should
> > be implemented within org-mode. After all, all my information is in .org
> > files. My *Org-Agenda* could show me, everyday, the items I should to
> > check again in order to retain them in my brain.
> > 
> > In fact, watching SuperMemo's screenshots, I saw that this program has
> > many features that are similar to org-mode. For example, look at this:
> > http://www.supermemo.com/help/images/thumb/9/9b/Contents_window.jpg/528px-Contents_window.jpg
> > 
> > I'm not a programmer at all, therefore I cannot implement this myself.
> > Do you know if somebody already started such a project? Are there any
> > plans to do so?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Pere Quintana
> > 
> > -- 
> > http://pere.quintanasegui.com
> > 
> 
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