Memory

How bad is your memory?

How bad is your memory exactly? Do you need to be Brain of Britain to pass your exams? German psychologist, Herman Ebbinghaus was the first to describe just how good at forgetting we are! Assuming that you start off knowing 95% or so of what you’ve just learned, within a [...]

Emotional intelligence

How to talk to strangers

You’d hardly think we’d need instruction on how to talk to strangers, would you? Or would you? After all, haven’t we all grown up with the motto, “Don’t talk to strangers?” Of course, that’s meant to keep young and vulnerable people safe. And if you think about it, from an [...]