The American artist Andy Warhol was an obsessive collector of perfumes, in large part because of the power of their distinctive scents to transport his memory back in time. “I switch perfumes all the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The same brain systems used to remember the past also shape conscious experience of the present and expectations of the future.

Although time seems to go much faster as we age, in order to assure the best possible future, it is important to remember — and to learn from — our past. Fortunately, we have many books, films and our ...

Long criticized by “Boomer Doomers,” the tide is turning for Generation Z. Last October, I completed my first stint as the Poling Chair of Business and Government Leadership at Indiana University’s ...

Wisdom from the past often strikes home for those choosing to remember. Some choose to forget, the words unleashing the fire of truth and judgment on them. Take the famous words attributed to ...

The phrase “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is a well-known quote often attributed to philosopher George Santayana, emphasizing the importance of learning from history ...

Scientists from Boston University, Queensland University of Technology, and the University of Toronto are advancing a shared idea about how the mind works. They argue that the same brain systems used ...