3/28/2017: Maybe You, Too, Could Become A Super Memorizer - Old-Style Mobile Phones Are New Again

Today's Article: Maybe You, Too, Could Become A Super Memorizer
From: NPR
Readability Score: 11.5

There is such a thing as a memory athlete. These are people who can memorize a truly insane amount of information really quickly, like the order of playing cards in a deck in under 20 seconds, or 200 new names and faces in a matter of minutes

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Readability Score: 8.9

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2/7/2017: When Our Memories Are Both Vivid and Wrong - The Basketball Team That Never Takes a Bad Shot

Today's Article: When Our Memories Are Both Vivid and Wrong
From: Wall Street Journal
Readability Score: 10.5

Our ‘flashbulb memories’ of shocking events like the Challenger disaster or 9/11 seem sharp but are almost always inaccurate

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1/3/2017: Does Your Dog Remember What You Did? - Kids In Spain Rebel Against Homework, And Parents Are Their Biggest Boosters

Today's Article: Does Your Dog Remember What You Did?
From: Christian Science Monitor
Readability Score: 11.6

Think back to what you ate for breakfast this morning.

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3/22/2016: Alzheimer's 'Lost' Memories May Be Recoverable: Study - California Man Gives $2 Million Aluminum Penny Back to U.S. Mint

Today's Article: Alzheimer's 'Lost' Memories May Be Recoverable: Study (14.6)
From: Yahoo News (AFP)

Sufferers of Alzheimer's disease may not have "lost" their memories, but could simply have difficulty accessing them...

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