Tag: Memory

I sometimes think of myself as the Primary Memory Maker. I’m speaking of myself as a mom, of course. Yes, my job is to keep my kid fundamentally safe in body, mind, and spirit, to help her build resilience and thoughtfulness, to help her learn the discernment, bravery, and vision we need ...

How to make the fragments proved a harder puzzle. The museum reached out to a professor of sculpture at the neighboring Minneapolis College of Art and Design, who could perhaps enlist his students. But there wasn’t enough time. The museum then approached a local 3D printing company, but the qu...

A vast digitization is underway, with expansive potential for cultural memory, exchange, and recovery. Libraries, archives, and museums are licensing their cultural heritage objects through Creative Commons and posting them en masse on their websites. This flood of cultural content literally opens u...

As part of my neuropsychology studies, I reviewed the case of Clive Wearing. I found his story so interesting that I would like to share it with you. His experience made me realize that in terms of memory, there is no doubt that sometimes we do not value what we have... or what we remember. ...

Memory is not merely a mental faculty; it’s the cornerstone of learning and daily life. From recalling essential information during exams to navigating through our daily routines, memory plays a pivotal role in shaping our experiences and interactions with the world around us. In this ar...

If you live in Oxford, cycling is difficult to avoid. But as anyone new to the city can attest, hopping back on a saddle for the first time in years to weave through the narrow busy streets can be a daunting prospect. Luckily, the old saying holds true: it really is like learning to ride a bike. Man...

I answered first: “I’d tell you the basics???— how long we’ve been together, where we met, etc.” My partner’s turn next: “I would put a collage together of photos and then walk you through our relationship.” I went for words only. He went with an...

This article covers Hopfield Networks — recurrent neural networks capable of storing and retrieving multiple memories. We’ll begin with an in-depth conceptual overview, then move to an implementation of Hopfield Networks from scratch in python; here we’ll construct, train, animate,...

Inpopular imagination, the ancient rabbis were attentive readers. We imagine them slumped over a scroll day and night, carefully unpicking the threads of the ancient teachings of the Torah. Such an image has also long been assumed in religious scholarship. The Pentateuch is and always was seen as a ...