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Faded Memories
Regardless of your political leanings, you’re probably very familiar with the names Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. You probably also know that these names represent the three most recent US presidents (#44
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Technology Is Ruining Our Memories—And Also Might Be Making Us Smarter
New Republic: With Facebook and cellphones, we no longer have to remember our friends’ birthdays or their phone numbers. A new study shows how all that forgetting might be a good thing. Saving information on
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Distraction Is No Longer A Barrier For Learning
Gizmodo: Does your kid complain that he is unable to focus on his study because he is being distracted by things around him? If next time he says so, don’t believe him. A new study
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Handwriting vs typing: is the pen still mightier than the keyboard?
The Guardian: In the past few days you may well have scribbled out a shopping list on the back of an envelope or stuck a Post-it on your desk. Perhaps you added a comment to
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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: Do Men Overperceive Women’s Sexual Interest? Carin Perilloux and Robert Kurzban Research has shown that men interpret women’s levels of sexual interest as being higher than what
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Study on Cultural Memory Confirms: Chester A. Arthur, We Hardly Knew Ye
The New York Times: Quick: Which American president served before slavery ended, John Tyler or Rutherford B. Hayes? If you need Google to get the answer, you are not alone. (It is Tyler.) Collective cultural