Forgetting names, faces, or events is a universal human experience; even those who see their minds as steel traps struggle with memory lapses from time to time. Most consider these mental slip-ups to ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

With effort, it’s possible to forget certain memories. Start by identifying what triggers them. By Malia Wollan “We are what we remember of ourselves,” says Michael Anderson, a professor of cognitive ...

Many people view forgetting as an inconvenience, and if it occurs extensively, they associate it with neurodegenerative diseases. However, some evidence suggests that nonpathological forgetting is an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. That’s a tall order and a big question that we all face from ...