Who was Elizabeth Loftus?

Have you ever closed your eyes and remembered something so clearly it felt exactly like watching a video on your phone? What if we told you your brain doesn't actually have a video player in it? Join Mira and Finn on an exciting new episode of Philosophy is Not Boring as they dive into the mind-bending world of psychology! Today, they are exploring the amazing discoveries of scientist Elizabeth Loftus. She proved that our memories aren't perfect recordings. Instead, they are more like a giant, messy Lego set that you rebuild every single time you remember something! In a famous 1974 experiment, Loftus proved that just changing one tiny word in a question could completely change a person's memory, making them picture broken glass that never even existed! Discover why your brain acts more like a Wikipedia page that can be edited, rather than a perfect video camera. You will learn why you and your siblings might remember the exact same family trip completely differently, and why your messy, Lego-building memory is actually a superpower! Get ready for a mind-blowing adventure into the human brain!