meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Sci Guys

93: Mandela Effect: The Science of False Memories

Sci Guys

The Sci Guys

Science, Comedy, Education

4.9 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Have you ever remembered something that didn’t happen? Turns out false memories are actually pretty common, in fact they’re the reason that so many people believe that Nelson Mandela died in prison...

You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:
http://youtube.com/SciGuys

If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:
http://patreon.com/SciGuys

If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!

Facebook
http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod

Twitter
http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod

Instagram
http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod

References:

Memory Basics
  1. https://snl.salk.edu/~eagleman/papers/EaglemanMontagueModelsofLM.pdf
  2. https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/human-memory1.htm
  3. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160517131928.htm

False Memories Basics & Seminal Papers
  1. https://www.businessinsider.com/science-of-false-memories-2017-12?r=US&IR=T
  2. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2776349
  3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7319895/
  4. https://webs.wofford.edu/steinmetzkr/Teaching/Psy150/Lecture%20PDFs/Roediger.pdf
  5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30550338/
  6. https://www.healio.com/psychiatry/journals/psycann/1995-12-25-12/%7B2060e727-5296-43bd-8580-55b09b96f074%7D/the-formation-of-false-memories#divReadThis
  7. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2167702617724424
  8. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279598056_Tricks_of_Memory
  9. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227673242_False_memories_What_the_hell_are_they_for
  10. https://www.gold.ac.uk/media/documents-by-section/departments/research-centres-and-units/research-units/anomalistic-psychology-research/2003-french-fantastic.pdf
  11. https://staff.washington.edu/eloftus/Articles/sciam.htm
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20100619082741/http://www.psych.umn.edu/courses/fall07/brunnquelld/psy8542/Session%2015/Loftus%20-Lost%20in%20the%20Mall%20-%20Misrepresentations%20and%20misubders.pdf
  13. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614562862#aff-2

High Risk Demographics & Potential Consequences
  1. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614534694
  2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6892757/
  3. https://cognitiveresearchjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41235-020-00262-1
  4. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/acp.2350090302
  5. https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-8624.00064
  6. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=824601

Further Reading & Interesting Papers
  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6749930/
  2. https://indiarxiv.org/gjtfk/\
  3. Incognito - David Eagleman

Follow the Sci Guys
@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Did you know using your browser in incognito mode doesn't actually protect your privacy?

0:04.9

Take back your privacy with IPVANISH VPN. Just one tap and all your data, passwords, communications,

0:11.4

browsing history, and more will be instantly protected. IP vanish makes you virtually invisible online.

0:17.2

Use IP vanish on all your devices. Anytime you go online at home and especially on public Wi-Fi. Get IP Vanish now for 70% off a yearly plan with this exclusive offer at IPvanish.com slash audio. What are we starting with this week? This, this, this. Oh. You wrote it out. You wrote it down. So even when I beat you, you wrote it in advance. No, you're wrong. We're gonna start with a thanks to our patrons who supported and paid for this episodes. Ah! Gotcha! He duped us. God damn it. Yeah, just a thanks to our patrons over at patreon.com for us less like guys for supporting the show. Sorry, I can't believe how

0:54.8

well that worked. Look, you wrote it down. I'll never let this go. I'll never let this go.

0:58.0

I was so ready. The one week I win. Our patrons have voted for the topic of this episode and

1:03.0

also they're just lovely people. Why don't you go and become one? It's be lovely.

1:07.0

Not quite lovely. Shall we start the show? Let's start the show! Let's start the show! Let's start the show!

1:11.6

That's my co-host, Jamp and Luke Cutberth.

1:28.3

That's me.

1:29.3

Why, hello there.

1:30.3

This week we're talking about Nelson Mandela and some bears.

1:43.3

Right. Did you ever fight a bear?

1:47.0

I was starting to think, you know, when we were away for the break,

1:52.0

I watched the latest episode that we've just put up and I thought,

1:54.0

maybe we should start introducing a thing where Jamp and I try and guess the topic

1:58.0

when you say this weird cryptic crap you start the show with. But actually, with that, I'm gonna go back on that.

2:02.6

I have no idea what I'm talking about.

2:04.6

I think if you go back to the first episode, I think you guys did guess the topics.

2:09.6

And so I just started making it harder and we're...

2:12.6

Yeah, there was a turning point somewhere.

2:15.6

It just became nonsensical. It did.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Sci Guys, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Sci Guys and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.