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179 - The Memory Illusion - Julia Shaw

You Are Not So Smart

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What You Learned From Your University Professor in Memory Research

CNN's John Sutter asks a memory researcher to share an anecdote from his university days. The professor took out a piece of paper and folded it in half, then kept doing it until he had a tiny rectangle that represented what you would remember in the future. "You end up with a tiny, tiny, tiny piece of reality," author says.

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