Memory and nostalgia
Death and dying
idea
Why ancient Mesopotamians buried their dead beneath the floor
by Nicola Laneri
Music
idea
What is it about musical hooks that makes them so catchy?
by Tim Byron & Jadey O’Regan
Love
film
In this dreamlike terrain a storm becomes a window into passion
5 mins
Brain injury and dementia
idea
Earlier memories are relatively spared in dementia. Why?
by Dorthe Berntsen
Imagination
idea
Aphantasia can be a gift to philosophers and critics like me
by Mette Leonard Høeg
Love
film
A poet struggles for the just-right words to memorialise a past romance
8 mins
Altered states
idea
Déjà vu is just one of many uncanny kinds of déjà experiences
by Art Funkhouser
Community
idea
The collective memory bias that flatters our homelands
by Jeremy K Yamashiro & Henry L Roediger, III
Traditional arts
film
Scottish Gaelic songs send a message in a bottle across the oceans of time
15 mins