Mandela Effect: The Science of False Memories

Mandela Effect: The Science of False Memories | Sci Guys Podcast #93

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3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever remembered something that didn’t happen? Turns out false memories are actually pretty common, in fact they’re the reason that so many people believe that Nelson Mandela died in prison...
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@deovolente5867 3 жыл бұрын

Luke spoiling the episode is my favourite part. It makes me so happy.

@oivenmann9977 3 жыл бұрын

Hearing this it also makes sense that people with synaesthesia are generally better at remembering stuff, because they have these additional sensations/thoughts that they can remember aswell that are also linked to more information

@chrisgrimstad9985 3 жыл бұрын

This is very interesting. I'm a twin, and I'll often start telling a story of something that happened to me as a kid only to have my twin chime in and say that it was actually her. We both do this because we don't actually remember it, we've just been told the story a lot, kind of like corry's story at

@nellieorourke-stopka1072 3 жыл бұрын

throwback to the time ten years ago when i repeated the first 100dp of pi to myself over and over again, and now they will never ever leave my brain

@nightburststudios2142 3 жыл бұрын

"his son... took over running those bears"

@sassybdassi6686 3 жыл бұрын

i still remember the number plate of a London cab that I tried to remember in 2012 when I was 11 years old. and I remembered it backwards

@crazycatlover1885 2 жыл бұрын

Literally watched this while revising memory for my psychology mock

@CappyJ 3 жыл бұрын

So the thing about choosing what info to store in long-term isn't necessarily about capacity. Long-term memory is thought to be possibly unlimited. But there is a limit on attention. We can only process so much information at a time. So we focus on what we need or what's most salient at the time. Also the different senses may have different loads on attention. For example, usually visual info will override sound so it's quite common to not hear someone speaking to you if you're particularly focused on a screen or something. This is why distractions can be so effective at reducing pain (I just researched this for uni).

@hobbitgarden 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this episode, thank you for doing it.

@sassybdassi6686 3 жыл бұрын

"your mum doesn't have my number" bahahaha

@flynnaugustbassist8523 3 жыл бұрын

I think with the berenstain bears it’s just a mispronunciation. Stein is a much more common syllable in last names than stain and, when people are children, they pick up more on the way our parents pronounce it because children are more use to talking and listening than reading. Not entirely sure it’s true but if you know anything else or have your own theory about it please tell me. Thanks.

@mostazezo 3 жыл бұрын

thank you luke crawfish for reading my comment during the today's stream I also have another question: will dogs be able to play videogames with humans one day?

@Erin258 3 жыл бұрын

This makes me even more irritated by teachers that put trick questions on exams🙄

@hobbitgarden 3 жыл бұрын

Bread is going good luke

@iguuvcya4988 3 жыл бұрын

I love this podcast

@unionunicorn6776 Жыл бұрын

Corry: “Think about the sides of your tongue in your mouth.”

@Jay-nx5ui 3 жыл бұрын

i remember when i was suspended i was covering for a friend on what happened and i told other people that story so many times i forgot that it wasnt the truth

@mostazezo 3 жыл бұрын

I actually play video games while i listen to podcast and I often do this while on vacation road trips and when i go back to those places in my minecraft or stardew valley i be like aha i remember what they were talking about. Right now I can remember a barn I was building in creative mode super flat world where about people discussing whether their opinions on bernie sanders and having to settle for Hillary Clinton