Darth Vader never said, “Luke I am your father.” So why do we all think he did? Here’s the science behind this strange phenomenon—and how AI is poised to send it into overdrive. Cape Town street art ...

What is the Mandela Effect? For those unfamiliar with the term, the Mandela Effect refers to a collective false memory of something specific. It most frequently seems to come up in relation to pop ...

There’s so much to unpack when it comes to human memory. It can give us the ability to memorize the entire periodic table or take us on a nostalgia train to a childhood birthday. Some memories are ...

The idea of multiple universes dates back thousands of years but is now a dominant theme in movies and shows. Scientists link the multiverse to phenomena like déjà vu and the Mandela Effect.

The so-called "Mandela Effect" refers to collective false memories shared by many people, named after the widespread but incorrect notion that South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela died ...

There's nothing more unsettling than having a vivid memory of something and then realizing it never actually existed at all. From the spelling of the Berenstain Bears books to "Luke, I am your father, ...