memory

The myth of memory decline and how to rejuvenate your brain

We really are wiser after 70, insists leading neurologist Daniel Levitin

Great quotation! But who really said it?

From ‘Beam me up, Scotty,’ to, ‘Nice guys finish last,’ we love to use quotations. Except we use them all wrong, it turns out.

The best exam tip you’ll ever get

Sleep matters. Here’s why.

Search engines make us forgetful

Brain’s first response to questions: “where’s my computer?”

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Review: Before I Go To Sleep

Book by S.J. Watson

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Coffee is making you dumber

New study finds that caffeine slows your brain… if you’re a male.

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Inside McLuhan’s head

An exclusive excerpt from Douglas Coupland’s biography of Marshall McLuhan

What we remember

‘We can and must hope for a more peaceful world. We should also understand that there are times when peace, and freedom, must be fought for’