DSC 403: Memory Distortion
Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast
English - December 04, 2021 19:29 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsScience Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Response to DSC: "Choose to Live"
In an attempt to unravel the mystery of the Dark Matter Anomaly, President T'Rina mind melds with Book to reexamine his memories of Kwejian's destruction. Can personal memories of traumatic events be trusted?
Memory distortion references:
Strange & Takarangi's paper "Memory distortion for traumatic events: the role of mental imagery": https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00027/full
An interview with neuroscientist Donna Bridge: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2012/09/your-memory-is-like-the-telephone-game
The accuracy of 9/11 memories: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/911-memory-accuracy/
"Boldly Go!" a Star Trek parody musical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdtBArmWHdY&ab_channel=BoldlyGo%21
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