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Just remember this: memory is like Swiss cheese. Even our recollection of dramatic events that seem to sear their images directly onto our brain turn out to be riddled with errors. Discover the reliability of these emotional \u201cflashbulb\u201d memories.\nAlso, a judge questions the utility of eyewitness testimony in court. And, don\u2019t blame Google for destroying your powers of recall! Socrates thought the same thing about the written word.\nPlus, Brains on Vacation!\nGuests:\n\n\nPhil Plait \u2013 Astronomer, Skeptic, and author of Slate Magazine\u2019s blog Bad Astronomy\n\n\n\nCraig Stark \u2013 Neurobiologist, Director for the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at Univeristy of California, Irvine\n\n\nRonald Reinstein \u2013 Former judge on the Superior Court of Arizona and judicial consultant for the Arizona Supreme Court\n\n\nBetsy Sparrow \u2013 Psychologist, Columbia University\n\nDescripci\xf3n en espa\xf1ol\nFirst released May 7, 2012\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices