Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsMemory
Check out Charan Ranganath’s book, Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory’s Power to Hold On To What Matters: https://charanranganath.com/book/
In this episode, we cover:
(00:00) Our crappy memories
(03:50) Forgetting is the default
(08:49) Event boundaries and how to get around them
(13:30) To remember more, up the stakes
(18:33) Can supplements or crosswords boost our memory?
(24:00) How sleep can enhance our memory
(28:48) “Downtime” as a memory hack
This episode was produced by Meryl Horn, with help from Wendy Zukerman, Rose Rimler, Michelle Dang, and Ekedi Fausther-Keeys. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Mix and sound design by Bumi Hidaka. Fact checking by Sam Lemonick. Music written by Bumi Hidaka, Bobby Lord, and Emma Munger. Thanks to all the researchers we spoke to for this episode, including Professor Bruce Miller, Dr. Christopher Madden, Professor Joel Kramer, Professor Marc Roig, Professor Sarah Raskin, and Professor Steven DeKosky.
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