We like to think of memory as a mental video archive, faithfully storing everything we experience, ready to be replayed on demand. But the last few decades of neuroscience have demolished that comforting idea and replaced it with something far stranger, and far more unsettling. Our memories are not passive files; they are living ...
That eerie sensation strikes without warning. You walk into a room, engage in conversation, or witness a scene, when suddenly your mind floods with the unsettling certainty that this exact moment has happened before. Your rational brain knows it’s impossible, yet the feeling persists with startling intensity. This is déjà vu, and contrary to supernatural ...
Picture waking up each morning and remembering not just what you did yesterday, but what you ate for breakfast on this exact date five years ago. Imagine recalling the weather, your conversations, even the clothes you wore on a random Tuesday from decades past. For most of us, this sounds like science fiction, yet for ...
Picture this: You’re having your morning coffee in Los Angeles when your phone buzzes with an alert that a magnitude 5.2 earthquake will hit in exactly 17 minutes. Sounds like science fiction? Well, this scenario might be closer to reality than you think. Scientists and tech companies around the world are developing artificial intelligence systems ...
