The Last Survivors of a Family (c. 1870s) by Félicie Schneider (1831–1888) Source: Art and Life Library, London / Public Domain This is Part 2 of a three-part interview. Read Part 1 here. In part two ...

In the fields of American history and American studies, there is a concept called a "usable past.” (The term was coined by literary critic and historian Van Wyck Brooks in the early 20 th century.) ...

Scientists are a step closer to understanding why we remember some things and forget others. Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas, conducted a study that found that we tend to remember ...

Since no one ever does anything worthwhile on their own, who you know is important. But what you know — and what you do with what you know — is crucial. Learning, memory, and cognitive skills are a ...