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Oxford University Press has chosen "brain rot" as its word of the year. The word is defined as "supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result of ...

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Memory is one of the strangest abilities you possess. Your brain uses an incredibly complex biological system to preserve ...

Casey Harrell using a brain-implant interface. (Regents of the University of California, Davis) This Week in Science: A world ...

A billion-dollar industry has grown up around our desire to be more intelligent. But is it really possible to make yourself smarter? Oliver Burkeman investigates ...