Who leads an elephant herd?
Elephant herds are led by the oldest female, called the matriarch, whose memory of water sources and dangers can mean survival for the whole family.
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Can chimpanzees beat humans at memory tests?
A young chimpanzee named Ayumu outperformed human adults on a test that required memorizing the positions of numbers flashed on a screen for a split second.
How powerful was the Apollo 11 computer?
The Apollo Guidance Computer that helped land Apollo 11 had only about 4 kilobytes of erasable memory, millions of times less than a modern smartphone.
What is "The Knowledge"?
London's black cab drivers must pass "The Knowledge," a test of about 25,000 streets, and studies found it physically enlarges part of their brain's memory center.
Why do smells trigger memories?
Smell is closely linked to memory because the brain's smell center is connected to areas involved in memory and emotion.
What inspired Dalí's melting clocks?
Salvador Dalí said the melting clocks in "The Persistence of Memory" were inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun.
How does a smartphone compare to the Apollo computer?
The Apollo Guidance Computer that helped land astronauts on the Moon had only about 4 KB of RAM, while a modern smartphone has millions of times more memory.