April 15, 2013

Skeptic Check: Forget with the Program

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54 minutes

Just remember this: memory is like Swiss cheese. Even our recollection of dramatic events that seem to sear their images directly onto our brain turn out to be riddled with errors. Discover the reliability of these emotional “flashbulb” memories.

Also, a judge questions the utility of eyewitness testimony in court. And, don’t blame Google for destroying your powers of recall! Socrates thought the same thing about the written word.

Plus, Brains on Vacation!

Guests:

Phil Plait – Astronomer, Skeptic, and author of Slate Magazine’s blog Bad Astronomy

Craig Stark – Neurobiologist, Director for the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at Univeristy of California, Irvine

Ronald Reinstein – Former judge on the Superior Court of Arizona and judicial consultant for the Arizona Supreme Court

Betsy Sparrow – Psychologist, Columbia University

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First released May 7, 2012

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April 15, 2013

Skeptic Check: Forget with the Program

Listen Later

54 minutes

Just remember this: memory is like Swiss cheese. Even our recollection of dramatic events that seem to sear their images directly onto our brain turn out to be riddled with errors. Discover the reliability of these emotional “flashbulb” memories.

Also, a judge questions the utility of eyewitness testimony in court. And, don’t blame Google for destroying your powers of recall! Socrates thought the same thing about the written word.

Plus, Brains on Vacation!

Guests:

Phil Plait – Astronomer, Skeptic, and author of Slate Magazine’s blog Bad Astronomy

Craig Stark – Neurobiologist, Director for the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at Univeristy of California, Irvine

Ronald Reinstein – Former judge on the Superior Court of Arizona and judicial consultant for the Arizona Supreme Court

Betsy Sparrow – Psychologist, Columbia University

Descripción en español

First released May 7, 2012

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