Remember: the science of memory and the art of forgetting

Part I: How we remember

Making memories 101

Pay attention

In the moment

Muscle memory

Your brain's Wikipedia

What happened

Part II: Why we forget

Your memories (for what happened) are wrong

Tip of the tongue

Don't forget to remember

This too shall pass

Fuggedaboutit

Normal aging

Alzheimer's

Part III: Improve or impair

Put it in context

Stressed out

Go to sleep

Alzheimer's prevention

The memory paradox.

How we remember. Making memories 101 ; Pay attention ; In the moment ; Muscle memory ; Your brain's Wikipedia ; What happened

Why we forget. Your memories (for what happened) are wrong ; Tip of the tongue ; Don't forget to remember ; This too shall pass ; Fuggedaboutit ; Normal aging ; Alzheimer's

Improve or impair. Put it in context ; Stressed out ; Go to sleep ; Alzheimer's prevention ; The memory paradox

Appendix: what to do about it all.