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The Fiction in Our Identity
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Have you ever remembered something so clearly that you were 100% positive in its retelling, only to second-guess yourself as soon as a contradiction surfaces? This phenomenon—memory misattribution—happens all the time; to all of us. We like to think of our memories as drawers full of files or bytes on a computer hard drive, but in reality they're much more malleable. To illustrate this point, author Jonah Lehrer and psychologist Daniel Schacter share two stories of mixed-up memories, and their sometimes dire consequences. • Watch the Full Program Here: • The Unbearable Lightness of Memory • Original Program Date: June 3, 2011 • The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Our mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future. • Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for all the latest from WSF. • Visit our Website: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/ • Like us on Facebook: / worldsciencefestival • Follow us on twitter: / worldscifest
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