Can we edit the content of our memories? It's a sci-fi-tinged question that Steve Ramirez and Xu Liu are asking in their lab at MIT. Essentially, the pair shoot a laser beam into the brain of a living mouse to activate and manipulate its...

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus studies memories. More precisely, she studies false memories, when people either...

First thing’s first: what is media literacy? In our first episode, Jay breaks this question down and explains how we’re going to use it to explore our media saturated world.

The term, “Mandela effect” was coined in 2009 by Fiona Broome, a “paranormal consultant.” She published a website where she described remembering Nelson Mandela, who had been an imprisoned leader of the...

When Elizabeth Loftus gave evidence for the defence in the trail of George Franklin, it was held by the court that while memories were unreliable and could be altered through questioning, they could not be invented. There were no such...

In this video, we explore the idea that our decisions and preferences may not always be based solely on our own likes and dislikes. Through various studies, we discover how our thoughts and behaviors can be influenced by mind tricks and...

Psychologist Eve Ash sits down with Dr Elizabeth Loftus, professor at the University of California to discuss Sue Neill-Fraser, who was convicted of murder in Tasmania in 2010.

In this video, a renowned researcher explains the concept of false memories and how they can be distorted or completely fabricated. Through experiments, he demonstrates how false memories can be implanted in the minds of ordinary people.

In this video, Elizabeth Loftus, a professor of psychology and law, discusses the intersection between psychology and the legal system, particularly focusing on the fallibility of eyewitness testimony and the prevalence of false...

Have you ever wondered why some people claim to see the face of Jesus in their toast? Well, psychologists at the University of Toronto did. But what possible use can such research have? This film looks at the usefulness of psychological...