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Many commuters walk towards the camera with varying degrees of blurred faces

Mind and brain

idea

What is it like to remember all the faces you’ve ever seen?

They’ve been studied by researchers and recruited by police forces, but what’s it actually like to be a super-recogniser?

by Shayla Love

Sticky reminder notes are seen on a mirror and on various other items on top of a chest of drawers

The self

idea

What my mother’s sticky notes show about the nature of the self

Dementia accelerates a process we all experience, as our memories become increasingly externalised into the world around us

by Crispin Sartwell

Seven elderly people stand in front of an old church surrounded by a graveyard under a grey sky with trees in the background.

Theatre and performance

film

Some 40 years on, actors revisit the toil and trouble of a Macbeth fiasco

Directed by James Solden

A woman holding a white flower sits on a kerb amid a crowd of standing people at an outdoor event.

Forgiveness

idea

Must you forget to forgive? A scientist tests the relationship

Forgiveness is colloquially linked with fading memory – but research is probing what it really means to let go of wrongdoing

by Shayla Love

A teacher gesturing while standing beside a whiteboard with German writing, addressing a group of students in a classroom.

Communication and language

idea

Will studying a new language interfere with any others you speak?

Multilinguals say it feels as though learning another language interferes with old ones. New research put this to the test

by Shayla Love

A cluttered room filled with stacks of books and papers, with a ginger cat lounging on a yellow chair in the centre.

Place

film

The clutter of a used bookshop forms an evocative metaphor for memory

Directed by Diego Quinderé de Carvalho

Child in a polka-dotted top enthusiastically holding and about to eat a slice of rainbow cake with multiple colourful layers.

Memory and nostalgia

idea

You can feel nostalgia for things that you haven’t yet lost

Nostalgia is a longing for the past, but psychologists are coming to realise it can focus on the future too

by Shayla Love

Archaeological dig showing three weathered stone head sculptures, partially buried in the ground.

Death and dying

idea

Why ancient Mesopotamians buried their dead beneath the floor

In an age before photos or audio recordings, people found other ways to stay sensorially connected to their deceased

by Nicola Laneri

Illustration of a person in a purple shirt sitting at a table with a yellow mug, receiving a supportive hand on theirs.

Compassion and empathy

film

How one man saved 160 lives with an extended hand and a warm cup of tea

Directed by Alec Green and Finbar Watson