Category: Forgetting
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Learning rules. Having false memories...
Our tendency to create false memories could be related to our ability to learn rules according to new research. New research suggests that individuals who are particularly good at learning rules and classifying objects by common properties are also particularly prone to false memory illusions. (1) Forget whatever you have learned. It is the only…
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Oblivion. Remembering. Knowing.
Oblivion is a 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction film based on Joseph Kosinski's unpublished graphic novel of the same name. (1) See all those scientists today experimenting on memory. They say they wish us well. But could it be the other way around? What if they had bad intentions? What if they wanted to change our…
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"White Australia"...
Ever heard of the term "The term White Australia Policy"? (1) Read about it. Search about it. It is a great example of how a nation of immigrants became a nation of racism. For years Australia actually tagged anyone not from specific parts of the NORTH Europe as "black" people, thus leading to discrimination and…
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Switzerland. Immigration. Science funds. Forgetting.
Starting today, scientists in Switzerland will again be able to apply for some research funds from the European Union's Horizon 2020 program—including coveted grants from the European Research Council (ERC). Both sides reached a short-term deal undoing restrictions imposed on Swiss scientists after a referendum to curb mass immigration back in February. (1) This is…
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Standing still to go forward...
Nearly a decade after it landed on Mars, NASA's Opportunity rover is about to get a fresh start. Opportunity's engineers plan to reformat its flash memory, which is good news, as the rover's mission has been renewed for another two years, Nature News reports. (1) The more we move on, the more we forget where…
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