Inside Out was the first movie I watched by myself in the cinema, in 2015. Something about it struck me, and I sobbed with abandon. In its wake, scientists have discovered a mechanism by which the human brain consolidates memories – not unlike the storing of memories as colored orbs in Riley Anderson’s mind. If you’re having trouble getting to sleep to begin with, there’s a “cognitive shuffling trick” you could try. It’s said to help people nod off in five minutes flat. The mechanisms described by researchers at Cornell University, New York are sleep-dependent, so there’s no use in staying up …