No matter your budget, these gifts will actually get some serious use. View Entire Post › ...

As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people’s powers of recollection, I’m often asked how memory works – and what we can do to use it more effectively. Happily, ...

NCPR book critic Betsy Kepes reviews the national bestseller, "Before I Forget" by Vermont writer Tory Henwood Hoen.

The Oscar winner, along with the director and writer of the Netflix film, takes us behind the scenes of the physically taxing ...

Repetition (doing the same thing repeatedly) is essential for learning and mastering new skills. Task repetition is a key to transforming short-term memories into long-term memories. Repetition is ...

Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. joined an elementary school classroom Tuesday morning. Some special moments unfolded.

Words by Carmen Macri For many, the name "The Wiggles" is the unofficial soundtrack to their childhood. A neon blur of primary colors immediately springs to mind. Whether you’re reflexively shouting ...

Several best-selling books will make way for returning TV shows and new ones in 2026. March saw the arrival of a rarer type of book adaptation — the second season of The Last Thing He Told Me based on ...

L-R: Sally Field in 'Remarkably Bright Creatures,' Hugh Jackman in 'The Sheep Detectives' and Matt Damon in 'The Odyssey' Netflix/Amazon MGM/Universal Many books will provide backbone to both ...

Israel and Lebanon have announced a 10-day ceasefire to allow negotiations for a more permanent security and peace agreement to continue. The truce was announced by United States President Donald ...

High-stakes talks between the United States and Iran have ended without a deal, and Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has blamed the US for the failure of talks held in Islamabad, ...

In the decade-plus that I’ve been using them, e-readers have become indispensable in my life. Unlike with paperbacks, an e-reader allows me to carry dozens of books in a fanny pack or backpack, and I ...