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• Originally published 01/10/2018

  Hey Historians: Nostalgia Can Be Good for Us

  John Medina

  Why that’s good news for aging historians.

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• Originally published 05/16/2015

  On Our Evolving Knowledge of the Brain and Nervous System: An Interview with Dr. Mitchell Glickstein

  Robin Lindley

  History is the best way to learn about the complex field of neuroscience, asserts renowned neuroscientist Dr. Mitchell Glickstein in his sweeping new book, "Neuroscience – A Historical Introduction."

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• Originally published 11/28/2014

  Study on Cultural Memory Confirms: Chester A. Arthur, We Hardly Knew Ye

  Quick: Which American president served before slavery ended, John Tyler or Rutherford B. Hayes?

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• Originally published 11/08/2014

  How Dr. Alzheimer Discovered a Disease in a Mental Asylum

  Rod Tanchanco

  The unusual case seemed to stick out and the psychiatrist sensed that there was something special about Auguste. Dr. Alois Alzheimer decided that he should see Auguste for himself.

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• Originally published 08/05/2014

  Secrets of the Creative Brain

  Nancy Andreasen

  A leading neuroscientist who has spent decades studying creativity shares her research on where genius comes from, whether it is dependent on high IQ—and why it is so often accompanied by mental illness.

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• Originally published 06/12/2014

  The Surprising Reason We Have a Memory

  Michio Kaku

  It's not to remember the past, but to know the future.

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• Originally published 03/06/2014

  Quirks of Memory Everyone Should Know

  Jeremy Dean

  Why we remember and why we forget.

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• Originally published 10/28/2013

  Navy veteran remembers deadly Beirut bombing of 1983

  The bombing killed 241 American servicemen and wounded another 128.

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• Originally published 06/22/2012

  Science Relevant to History

  This page is designed to help historians keep up with the sciences.

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• Originally published 04/02/2016

  Your Brain on Politics (Video)

  Stone Age Brain

  What we need to know about the brain to protect ourselves from manipulative politicians. By Rick Shenkman