The Different Cause, Different Effects

After the Great Schism of 1054, the Catholic and Orthodox churches still believed Easter should be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon to follow the vernal equinox.

• But the Catholic Church no longer found that Easter had to fall after Passover. It also switch...

In the game Chinese Whispers, where a certain message is passed on from person to person, it is almost always proved that the final message is completely different from the original.

The same ‘chain’ effect is happening in our memories, where certain tiny details may not be what were t...

• The Production Effect: Researchers have found that people remember words and texts better if those are read out aloud, as compared to silent reading.
• The Generation Effect: Words said aloud while giving a response to a question stand out, and are d...