Charan Ranganath is a psychologist and neuroscientist at UC Davis, specializing in human memory. He is the author of a new book titled Why We Remember. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
1:03 – Experiencing self vs remembering self
14:44 – Creating memories
24:16 – Why we forget
31:53 – Training memory
42:22 – Memory hacks
54:10 – Imagination vs memory
1:03:29 – Memory competitions
1:13:18 – Science of memory
1:28:33 – Discoveries
1:39:37 – Deja vu
1:44:54 – False memories
2:04:59 – False confessions
2:08:45 – Heartbreak
2:16:19 – Nature of time
2:24:00 – Brain–computer interface (BCI)
2:38:04 – AI and memory
2:48:18 – ADHD
2:55:15 – Music
3:05:00 – Human mind
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