Did That Really Happen?

Published: Dec. 17, 2019, 12:20 a.m.

b'Our memories are easily contaminated. We can be made to believe we rode in a hot air balloon or kissed a magnifying glass \\u2014 even if those things never happened. So how do we know which of our memories are most accurate? This week, psychologist Ayanna Thomas explains how memory works, how it fails, and ways to make it better.'