Why You Can't Trust Your Memory

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Puzzles Explained
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Published 2019-07-14
Why do eyewitnesses falsely accuse innocent people of horrible crimes with complete confidence? And why do thousands of people have clear recollections being abducted by aliens? Memory is not what we think it is.
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