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Memories Weaken Without Reinforcement, Study Finds
The New York Times: What happens to forgotten memories — old computer passwords, friends’ previous phone numbers? Scientists have long held two different theories. One is that memories do not diminish but simply get overshadowed
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Older Workers Possess Unique Cognitive Strengths
Although some abilities tend to decline over time, new research finds that other cognitive skills actually improve with age. Scientists have long known that our ability to analyze novel problems and reason logically, also known
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A Professor Forced Her Students to Take Notes by Hand
New York Magazine: A communications professor at the University of Kansas, tired of teaching to a classroom of students whose faces were all bathed in the blue light of their laptop screens, banned technology-enabled note-taking
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Keep a One-Sentence Journal, Be Happier
New York Magazine: Ever since I can remember, my grandma has kept a daily journal. Not a “Dear Diary,” emotion-filled journal — just a couple of lines jotting down what she did that day and
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‘But You Never Said…’ Why Couples Remember Differently
The Wall Street Journal: Carrie Aulenbacher remembers the conversation clearly: Her husband told her he wanted to buy an arcade machine he found on eBay. He said he’d been saving up for it as a
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It’s Not a Junk Drawer. It’s An Archive Of An Interesting Life
NPR: Spring is finally here, and in the coming weeks many of us may find ourselves infected with a fever to clean. It’s time to weed out your wardrobe, vacuum behind the couch, and maybe
