RHLSTP Book Club 94 - Dr Charan Ranganath

RHLSTP with Richard Herring

British Comedy Guide

Comedy, Performing Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Book Club #94 - Why We Remember - Richard talks to memory expert and possible pop star Charan Ranganath about his fascinating book about memory, Why We Remember. They chat about aphantasia (of course) why memory is a painting and not a photograph, how our understanding of memory has changed in the last few decades, how much fun it must be to come up with tricksy experiments to test new theories, the wonder of being wrong in science, how memories attach to objects and sounds and places, why Richard remembers his romantic mishaps differently than his ex partners, whether we can combat Alzheimers and how changes in memory throughout our lives fulfils an evolutionary function,

Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/why-we-remember-the-science-of-memory-and-how-it-shapes-us-dr-charan-ranganath/7608357?ean=9780571374144

Or the audiobook here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-We-Remember-Science-Memory/dp/B0CS6XYP58/

See Rich's stand-up tour Can I Have My Ball Back - https://richardherring.com/ballback/

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0:00.0	Hello rat fans it's Richard Herring here thank you for listening to my
0:03.5	podcasts powered by a-cast plus do tell your friends if you think they might enjoy
0:07.9	them too and do come and see me on tour in my show can I have my ball back go to Richard Herring.com slash
0:14.6	ballback slash tour for all tour dates going to lots of places in the UK some
0:19.3	extra gigs added in London at the Lesser Square Theatre and the Bloomsby Theatre.
0:24.0	The Lesser Square Theatre first gig is very nearly sold out so do rush along to those shows London
0:29.1	if you want to come along. Some of the show's selling fantastically well, some of them selling pretty badly.
0:33.7	Hello Swindon, do you know I'm coming to your town?
0:36.4	Please find some tickets.
0:38.7	And I do have to give a trigger warning.
0:40.1	I've done the show a few, only a few times and six men have passed out after the bit
0:45.2	where I explain what happens to you during an operation for testicular cancer.
0:50.4	So are you man enough to handle my balls?
0:54.0	Only come if you have lots of balls and are not scared of balls.
1:00.0	There is some mild testicle trauma involved in this story of testicular cancer.
1:06.0	It's mainly funny though and if you don't come that means you're scared to come and I'm going to judge you so it's like going on a fairground ride so do come along
1:16.3	it's going to be very exciting to see if you make it through I'll give you a badge if you
1:20.0	if you make it through unscathed. Anyway come and see the tour,
1:24.8	Richardown.com for all that news.
1:26.9	Some great Raula Stupas coming up. I have to tell you in the next few weeks.
1:32.1	The tour was a lot of fun. Thanks very much to everyone who came.
1:35.0	Sit back, relax and enjoy my stupid fucking podcast.
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