When it comes to sudden memory loss, the most common forms of amnesia are often short-term, and stem from trauma to the brain. But some cases are much more inexplicable. People with Dissociative Amnesia don't experience brain damage, but still lose large chunks of time… and can even forget their entire identity. This episode originally aired in February 2021 ... Show More
Mar 2024
Disappearance at the Vatican: The Orlandi Case
What happens when a teenager goes missing in the world’s smallest, and supposedly safest, country? Emanuela Orlandi’s sudden disappearance remains the only missing person’s case in Vatican City, yet more than 40 years later we still have no idea what really happened behind the pa ... Show More
1h 4m
Oct 2020
Urban Legends: White Hair Overnight
Trauma takes many forms, like tears, nightmares, and PTSD. But sometimes, you encounter something so terrible that the trauma manifests physically. You may develop a case of white hair overnight… and who knows what you’ll do to feel like yourself again? Learn more about your ad c ... Show More
30m 31s
Feb 2022
Pourquoi les souvenirs sont plus difficiles à retrouver avec l’âge ?
Si l’âge apporte une multitude d’expériences qui nous enrichissent, les années entrainent également certains désagréments. Ainsi, l’âge modifie l’organisme, il émousse petit à petit les sens et il transforme le fonctionnement cérébral. L’un des premiers éléments pouvant nous perm ... Show More
2m 9s
Dec 2021
Comment le cerveau mémorise le temps qui passe ?
Les souvenirs des évènements que nous vivons sont stockés dans notre mémoire épisodique, la mémoire des épisodes de notre vie. Dans cette mémoire, les souvenirs sont extrêmement riches, car ils contiennent à la fois des informations sur le contenu, mais aussi sur la localisation ... Show More
2m 18s
Oct 2016
1: S1E01 – "Childhood Mysteries” – The Simply Scary Podcast
As nostalgic as many of us get for our childhood, memory can be a frustratingly unreliable thing. It can lose the most precious moments and information from our formative years… Inexplicably, when we really need it for a conversation with an old friend, our memories may fail us a ... Show More
1h 23m
May 2022
How to Change People's Memories
<p>Memory is, when you think about it, a super power. The ability to relive past experiences can help inform and shape our decisions about the present and the future. Yet memory is unfortunately, surprisingly malleable. In today's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into the art of ... Show More
59m 25s