In this week’s newsletter, we give readers some scientifically proven ways to improve your memory, explore the ways in which knitting is rewiring the brain, and dive into the effect AI is having on false memories.

But first, it turns out it matters the order in which you eat the food on your plate.

As the adage goes, timing is everything—and that may be true when it comes to eating as much as anything else in life. If you want to feel and function at your best, the timing of your food choices could make a difference.

Darth Vader never said, “Luke, I am your father.” So why do we all think he did? Here’s the science behind this strange phenomenon—and how AI is poised to send it into overdrive.

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