Why you forget names immediately — and how to remember them

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Subscribe to TIME magazine WHAT TO KNOW NOW Why You Forget Names Immediately—And How to Remember Them Of all the social gaffes, none is perhaps more common than meeting a new person, exchanging names and promptly forgetting theirs — forcing you to either swallow your pride and ask again, or languish in uncertainty forever North Korea Returned What It Says Are Remains of 55 U.S. War Dead North Korea's return of the remains of 55 U.S. war dead fulfills a key promise but doesn't signal progress on denuclearization, writes TIME's Charlie Campbell ‘It’s Pretty Ugly.’ A Wildfire Raging Near Yosemite Is Leaving Small Businesses in the Dust A roaring wildfire near Yosemite National Park has dampened one of the busiest and most lucrative weeks of the year for the area's businesses Review: Mission: Impossible—Fallout May Be the Best Since the Original Mission: Impossible—Fallout may be the best Mission: Impossible movie since the first, writes TIME's film critic Stephanie Zacharek Europe Made Billions from Tourists. Now It's Turning Them Away Cricket Hero Imran Khan Set to Lead Pakistan as Rival Parties Cry Foul Here's When You Can See the Next Lunar Eclipse in America How Southern Food Has Finally Embraced Its Multicultural Soul To Unsubscribe You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to this newsletter from TIME.com. Unsubscribe here. Update Email Click here to update your email address. Privacy Policy Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://timeinc.net/subs/privacy/td/policy.html TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. For questions about your print or digital magazine subscription, please contact: TIME Customer Service 3000 University Center Drive Tampa, FL 33612-6408 subsvcs@time.customersvc.com For feedback about this newsletter: Please contact thebrief@time.com Connect with TIME