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May 2021
1h 30m

The Science of Memory and Why We Forget ...

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Kate and Oliver are joined by Harvard-trained neuroscientist Lisa Genova for a fascinating conversation about memory that you'll hopefully remember. They discuss what you need to create memories, why you remember only certain things, why siblings can recall their childhoods differently, why we forget, and more. 
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