How to trick your brain into remembering almost anything

PLUS: The best WIRED stories from this month a year ago.

View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 07.01.21 Memory can be a fickle thing. If you're someone who forgets names, shopping lists, or friends' birthdays, take solace in the fact that you're not alone. But here's the good news: Memory isn't as set in stone as people think. Four-time USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis has a formula to ensure information sticks in your brain. Read Dellis' five-step plan for tricking your brain into remembering almost anything, plus more of the best WIRED stories from this month a year ago, below.   How to Trick Your Brain into Remembering Almost Anything Four-time USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis and psychological scientist Julia Shaw explain how to boost your memory skills. The Best Stories From This Month, Last Year AI-Generated Text Is the Scariest Deepfake of All Synthetic video and audio seemed pretty bad. Synthetic writing—ubiquitous and undetectable—will be far worse. How to Know If You've Been Hacked, and What to Do About It Facebook. Google. Netflix. Sometimes your accounts get compromised, so it's vital to understand the threats. The Anglerfish Deleted Its Immune System to Fuse With Its Mate Underwater "sexual parasitism" between male and female allows two bodies to become one. Now we know the reason why. How to Stay Productive When the World Is on Fire It feels impossible to get anything done right now. Here's how to keep your head above water—without falling into the busy trap. AI Is All the Rage. So Why Aren't More Businesses Using It? A big study by the US Census Bureau finds that only about 9 percent of firms employ tools like machine learning or voice recognition—for now. Inside Citizen, the App That Asks You to Report on Crimes From its need to make money to its ever-changing relationship with law enforcement, the hyperlocal news reporting app faces growing pains. GET WIRED Fourth of July Sale! Ending Soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.