Humans Remember More From Their Twenties Than Any Other Time in Their Life

Slate has an interesting new article about 20-somethings. Turns out we remember more from our twenties than from any other decade of our lives. Why? The answer remains a mystery to scientists. Yet clearly the twenties are the pinnacle of our lives, at least when it comes to memories. Older folks tend to look back at their twenties with nostalgia, while younger kids look forward to the freedom that comes with being that age. If our lives were a movie, our twenties would be the climactic scene. Like the “Rosebud” revelation from Citizen Kane, or when Bruce Willis walked across the broken glass in Die Hard. From Slate:

By Tom Z

January 23, 2013