Erasing a memory like throwing away an old receipt? Forgetting a difficult breakup like deleting an old voicemail? It's an idea that makes you dream, or even shudder. This "science fiction fantasy" is ...

Thought experiments can help people break out of a rut. One that I’ve developed is The Amnesia Experiment: Imagine that all your unhelpful bad memories are erased. That means that any residual ...

To the editor: Leave it to a man of compassion, empathy, tolerance and decency such as President Biden to spearhead the establishment of memorials to commemorate the savage murder of Emmett Till, a 14 ...

The names painted on boulders and rocks along the Joe Rodota Trail served as a sad reminder of the many lives lost to homelessness, not just in Sonoma County but across the country. The decision to ...