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Can You Trust Your Own Memories

Memories feel solid, but science shows they’re alarmingly easy to distort. What we “remember” may be more fiction than fact.
Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text or ...
When I began forgetting words in midlife, I wondered if it was menopause—and worried that it was something more.
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales built his online encyclopedia on a foundation of trust. His new book, “The Seven Rules of Trust,” is now available.
Technology has changed how we interact, but it hasn’t changed what helps us feel safe. The only way to truly build trust is ...
Reaction to Thursday's Europa League and Conference League action as Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest both win, Crystal Palace lose to Strasbourg.
If you can recall even a handful of these events with clarity, you’re using parts of your memory that most people ...
If you can remember fear, joy, boredom, embarrassment, connection, and change from those early years, your mind is doing ...
Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez has been doing exactly that in his lab at MIT, and his new book, How to Change a Memory, looks ...