new scientist on memories
This week’s New Scientist has a pretty startling article on memory. Seemingly the greater our store of memories and the greater detail we remember them in, then the more readily do we become able to imagine our future. This is said quite a lot in family history - ie finding out about where you’re coming from being important to people in their lives day, so we shouldn’t be surprised. Still, it’s interesting to think about the usefulness of our memories.