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Oh No, Ross and Carrie

Ross and Carrie Meet Dr. Elizabeth Loftus: Bad Memory Edition

Oh No, Ross and Carrie

Ross and Carrie

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4.85.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Ross and Carrie meet memory expert Elizabeth Loftus to discuss how bad our memories are at their jobs; why we can’t simply “believe” one person’s version of events; and why we should approach concepts like repression with skepticism.

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0:00.0

Hello, welcome to O'Noross and Carrie, the show where we don't just report on fringe

0:12.6

science, spirituality, and claims of the paranormal.

0:15.1

No way, we take part ourselves!

0:17.1

Yep, when they make the claims, we show up so you don't have to.

0:20.3

I'm Ross Blascher.

0:21.3

And I'm Carrie Poppy, and today we have an extremely, extremely special guest.

0:26.4

Elizabeth Loftus.

0:28.1

Yes, Professor Elizabeth Loftus.

0:31.3

She's a memory expert and a distinguished professor of psychology and criminology at

0:36.0

University of California Irvine.

0:38.3

And someone we've been wanting to talk to for a decade?

0:41.9

Yeah, we probably mentioned her on the show.

0:43.8

I would imagine many times.

0:45.1

Oh, yeah.

0:46.1

Yeah, she's a household name if you live in the household of a psychologist.

0:51.9

Which I do not.

0:52.9

But she's still a household name.

0:55.0

So if you do the kind of work that Ross and I do, where you're always thinking about deception

0:59.8

and perception and how the mind can play tricks on itself, she's a real hero in that world.

1:05.2

She is the author of the myth of her press memory and also witness for the defense.

1:10.4

And many published articles as well.

1:12.7

And if you look for her on YouTube, you can find her TED Talk and other talk she's given.

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