I've got a riddle for you. What do we need to get better at our jobs? To maintain relationships with family and friends? To find our keys?
The answer is memory.
Yet when it comes to what it is and how to get the most out of it, we may not know as much as we'd like. And that's too bad, because knowing even a little about how our memory works can give us a lot, including peace of mind.
That's what made me pick up Lisa Genova's latest book, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting. Lisa's a Ph.D. neuroscientist and bestselling author of the book, Still Alice, which was adapted into an Oscar-winning film. Remember is an incredible resource that combines the science of memory with the compelling storytelling she's known for.
Episode Links
Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing by Jacob Goldstein
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Automaticity
Semantic memory
Episodic memory
Prospective memory
A Powerful Way to Improve Memory and Learning
The Science of Learning to Learn and Self-Testing
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer
Method of Loci or Memory Palace
Phantom Flashbulbs: False Recollections of Hearing the News about Challenger
The Neuroscience of Memory: Implications for the Courtroom
Elizabeth Loftus
Forgetting is Part of Remembering
He Ate All the Pi: Japanese Man Memorizes Pi to 111,700 Digits
Learning and Memory Under Stress
The Impact of Sleep on Learning and Memory and About Sleep's Role in Memory
The Team
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