A fascinating exploration of the fallibility of memory and how easily our brains can be misled.
Dr Julia Shaw is a psychological scientist in the Department of Law and Social Sciences at London South Bank University. She is best known for her work in the area of false memories - memories of things that never actually happened. She regularly consults as a memory expert in legal cases, and has given talks to businesses, the police and the military on how to avoid common memory mistakes. Her work has been featured in publications including the Guardian, The Times, the Daily Mail and the New Yorker, and she writes regularly for Scientific American.
Truly fascinating.
*Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2*
Shaw’s debut book is a spryly paced, fun, sometimes frightening
exploration of how we remember – and why everyone remembers things
that never truly happened … Her book is equal parts breezy guide
through the recent lessons we’ve learned about memory, and a loving
tribute to the sometimes eccentric researchers who toiled away in
the laboratory to uncover them … Shaw's quirky charm enlivens the
book throughout.
*Pacific Standard*
Illuminating and instructive
*The Tablet*
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