Colin McEnroe Show: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless (Snail) Mind
We talk to memory scientists and researchers.
Published: Jun 13, 2011
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Colin McEnroe Show: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless (Snail) Mind
Honore: We met at nine
Mamita: We met at eight
Honore: I was on time
Mamita: No, you were late
Honore: Ah, yes, I remember it well ...
So begins the famous duet between Maurice Chevalier and Hermione Gingold in "Gigi."
Their implication -- that memory is porous, fungible and very much at the service of the rememberer -- was not a new idea then, but more recent research has new things to say about it.
Today, biologist David Glanzman explains how the memories of snails can be erased by blocking one protein.
Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus describes her controversial research which argues that false memories can be stirred up in the brain with minimal prompting.
And cultural-anthropologist-turned-marketing-guru Clotaire Rapaille talks about how brand names exploit our unconscious memories.
All that and our not-entirely-serious German correspondent Hans Felsendinger, who has some things to say about Dallas' big win last night.
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E-mail from Matt
I don't know if that German guy is serious or not, but that was hilarious.
Well done.
E-mail from Anonymous
Fantastic! Laughing outloud. (Lived in Germany and Austria for two years.)
E-mail from Thomas Re: "Today's German Guest"
Please have him on again. This is fantastic.
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