Ciara Greene

So you could say, oh, I suppose sometimes I do do that, but I'm working on it, you know. So we're less likely to misremember or to forget those details where we feel like there's something that we can change or something we can do about them. And they don't feel like they're a fundamental part of who we are.

Absolutely. Yeah. So we really think it is. And I think that's one of our key messages is that, yeah, that forgetting is not just a side effect of memory. It's not memory failing. It's part of what memory is supposed to do. And that forgetting is functional. It helps us to see the the gist among different things. It helps us to recognize kind of what's important to us and what isn't.

Absolutely. Yeah. So we really think it is. And I think that's one of our key messages is that, yeah, that forgetting is not just a side effect of memory. It's not memory failing. It's part of what memory is supposed to do. And that forgetting is functional. It helps us to see the the gist among different things. It helps us to recognize kind of what's important to us and what isn't.

Absolutely. Yeah. So we really think it is. And I think that's one of our key messages is that, yeah, that forgetting is not just a side effect of memory. It's not memory failing. It's part of what memory is supposed to do. And that forgetting is functional. It helps us to see the the gist among different things. It helps us to recognize kind of what's important to us and what isn't.

It helps us to hold on to the things that really support us to live our lives. So like, if we think about not just like what memory is, but what memory is for, That memory isn't something that was just kind of created out of whole cloth. It's something that we evolved.

It helps us to hold on to the things that really support us to live our lives. So like, if we think about not just like what memory is, but what memory is for, That memory isn't something that was just kind of created out of whole cloth. It's something that we evolved.

It helps us to hold on to the things that really support us to live our lives. So like, if we think about not just like what memory is, but what memory is for, That memory isn't something that was just kind of created out of whole cloth. It's something that we evolved.

And we evolved... All the kind of... Both the physical and the mental attributes that we have evolved are things that have survived evolution because they offer us some kind of benefit for either survival or for reproduction. So all of these kind of... what we see as memory distortions or memory errors or sometimes called memory sins.

And we evolved... All the kind of... Both the physical and the mental attributes that we have evolved are things that have survived evolution because they offer us some kind of benefit for either survival or for reproduction. So all of these kind of... what we see as memory distortions or memory errors or sometimes called memory sins.

And we evolved... All the kind of... Both the physical and the mental attributes that we have evolved are things that have survived evolution because they offer us some kind of benefit for either survival or for reproduction. So all of these kind of... what we see as memory distortions or memory errors or sometimes called memory sins.

All of these things that sometimes are annoying to us, but actually, really, a lot of these are things that we have evolved to be able to do and they are functional. They support us to live, thrive and survive. OK, so they help us to be happier. And if we look at, say, things like mental health, being happy, having good mental health has huge survival advantages.

All of these things that sometimes are annoying to us, but actually, really, a lot of these are things that we have evolved to be able to do and they are functional. They support us to live, thrive and survive. OK, so they help us to be happier. And if we look at, say, things like mental health, being happy, having good mental health has huge survival advantages.

All of these things that sometimes are annoying to us, but actually, really, a lot of these are things that we have evolved to be able to do and they are functional. They support us to live, thrive and survive. OK, so they help us to be happier. And if we look at, say, things like mental health, being happy, having good mental health has huge survival advantages.

So we know that people who are happier live longer. They're healthier, you know, all of these things. So it's not just a kind of touchy-feely, oh, I'll feel better. It's like these things actually have survival benefits.

So we know that people who are happier live longer. They're healthier, you know, all of these things. So it's not just a kind of touchy-feely, oh, I'll feel better. It's like these things actually have survival benefits.

So we know that people who are happier live longer. They're healthier, you know, all of these things. So it's not just a kind of touchy-feely, oh, I'll feel better. It's like these things actually have survival benefits.

So we have a lot of work looking at, say, false memories for fake news, showing that people, firstly, that people can very easily form false memories. If I show you a news story about like a political scandal that never happened, there's a fairly decent chance that you will go, oh, yeah, yeah, I remember that.

So we have a lot of work looking at, say, false memories for fake news, showing that people, firstly, that people can very easily form false memories. If I show you a news story about like a political scandal that never happened, there's a fairly decent chance that you will go, oh, yeah, yeah, I remember that.

So we have a lot of work looking at, say, false memories for fake news, showing that people, firstly, that people can very easily form false memories. If I show you a news story about like a political scandal that never happened, there's a fairly decent chance that you will go, oh, yeah, yeah, I remember that.

And you'll tell me where you remember it from and how you felt at the time and all kinds of things. OK, even though we just made it up. But what we find really consistently is that that is way more likely if that story is congruent with your existing ideological views.