cognitivescience
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How the ‘Primacy Effect’ Can Help You Remember Information
Your brain is complex, but once you figure out its little intricacies — like that it can only store about seven units of information in short-term memory — you can exploit them to help you remember more things. It’s not just the amount of information present that affects your memory, though. Even the order in…
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Science Thinks It Has Found the Best Wordle Starter
One thing that sets Wordle apart from other games is that you face a grid with no clues whatsoever at the start. You get to make the first move, and gameplay follows from your choices. Your starting word matters — so what do you choose?