An instant success upon its publication in the mid-sixteenth century, Giorgio Vasari''s "Lives of the Artists remains one of the principal resources for study of the art and artists of the Italian Renaissance. The "Lives''" colorful and detailed portraits of the most representative figures of Italia[...]

Why do we remember events from our childhood as if they happened yesterday, but not what we did last week? Why does our memory seem to work well sometimes and not others? What happens when it goes wrong? Can memory be improved or manipulated, by psychological techniques or even 'brain implants'? How[...]