Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus studies memories. More precisely, she studies false memories, when people either remember things that didn't happen or remember them differently from the way they really were. It's more common than you might think, and Loftus shares some startling stories and statistics --  and raises some important ethical questions.

Elizabeth Loftus: How reliable is your memory?

How reliable is your memory?

Three quarters of wrongful convictions are due to faulty eyewitness memory, challenging our trust in human recollection.

Memory works like Wikipedia, constructively editable by us and others, revealing its unreliable nature in shaping our realities.

DNA exonerations reveal 75% of wrongful convictions stem from faulty eyewitness memory, urging a reevaluation of memory's reliability.

*Eyewitness Testimony*

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