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Mnemonics are devices that allows for classification, organization, storage and recollection of information into and out of long-term memory. In Ancient Rome, orators used mnemonics to remember the points they wanted to make in a speech. The method of remembering they used is called the Method of Loci , invented by the Greek poet Simonides about 500 B.C. Simonides was asked to recite a poem at a banquet, given by one of his patrons, and after doing so the room fell in, burying all in its debris, and disfiguring the bodies so as to render identification impossible. Simonides, however,...

2006 South African Conference on Positive Psychology will be taking place in April of next year. The aim of the conference is to provide an update on theory, measurement and application in the domain of positive psychology in general, and in particular as pertains individual, social and work wellness in a multi-cultural context. Key Information about the conference can be found here

In this comment recently posted on Doors of Perception , design guru John Thackara criticizes EU's r&d programmes. According to Thackara, these programmes are too much technology-focused...

Via Pasta and Vinegar Using cats selected for their sharp vision, in 1999 Garret Stanley and his team recorded signals from a total of 177 cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus - a part...

Via the Presence-L Listserv (From The Seattle Times ) Christina Siderius, Monday, July 25, 2005 Walk in cyberspace: With virtual-reality software, users feel like they're moving even if...