There isn’t a hard line differentiating a false memory and simply misremembering where you put your keys. But, in general, ...

Memory feels like a mental video archive, but psychologists have shown it behaves more like a creative editor, constantly ...

How much can we trust our memories? We know that our mind keeps an imperfect record of the past. We can forget or misremember details, with frustrating consequences. Our attention can be diverted in ...

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If the policy amendment passes, "hate speech, false science, and false historical claims” would be allowed in educational materials — but books would still be banned for containing drug use, ...

Science is everywhere – in the tiniest cells, the biggest oceans, and way out among the stars. Over time, we’ve all collected little bits of knowledge. Some of us did that from school or from random ...

Science, just like HDTVs and automobiles, varies in quality, and all scientific works have flaws that limit the degree to which their claims generalize to the universe at large. Lastly, it is ...