Jason Silva on Memory | Brain Games

what’s interesting about memory is that

what’s interesting about memory is that it’s essentially how we understand

it’s essentially how we understand

it’s essentially how we understand ourselves and how we put ourselves in

ourselves and how we put ourselves in

ourselves and how we put ourselves in our lives into context you would beam’s

our lives into context you would beam’s

our lives into context you would beam’s think and breathe in storage memory

think and breathe in storage memory

think and breathe in storage memory doesn’t actually work by recording

doesn’t actually work by recording

doesn’t actually work by recording specific facts accurately memory anchors

specific facts accurately memory anchors

specific facts accurately memory anchors us emotionally to certain experiences

us emotionally to certain experiences

us emotionally to certain experiences that we then pinch you know we remember

that we then pinch you know we remember

that we then pinch you know we remember what we want to remember we edit what we

what we want to remember we edit what we

what we want to remember we edit what we remember we we alter what we remember

remember we we alter what we remember

remember we we alter what we remember the philosopher Daniel Kahneman says

the philosopher Daniel Kahneman says

the philosopher Daniel Kahneman says that we actually approach the present

that we actually approach the present

that we actually approach the present already thinking of the anticipated

already thinking of the anticipated

already thinking of the anticipated memory that we want to keep because it’s

memory that we want to keep because it’s

memory that we want to keep because it’s ultimately all we get to keep you know

ultimately all we get to keep you know

ultimately all we get to keep you know the success of social media sharing apps

the success of social media sharing apps

the success of social media sharing apps like Instagram allow us to anchor

like Instagram allow us to anchor

like Instagram allow us to anchor emotional moments in our lives and

emotional moments in our lives and

emotional moments in our lives and actually and actually edit those moments

actually and actually edit those moments

actually and actually edit those moments and actually give them an emotional

and actually give them an emotional

and actually give them an emotional flavor with our choice of photo filter

flavor with our choice of photo filter

flavor with our choice of photo filter we’re actually saying this mental

we’re actually saying this mental

we’re actually saying this mental scaffolding known as a photograph is

scaffolding known as a photograph is

scaffolding known as a photograph is going to tell me how I’m going to

going to tell me how I’m going to

going to tell me how I’m going to remember this moment and in the future

remember this moment and in the future

remember this moment and in the future when we look back upon those memories

when we look back upon those memories

when we look back upon those memories we’re gonna change them even more what

we’re gonna change them even more what

we’re gonna change them even more what happens to us in the future changes how

happens to us in the future changes how

happens to us in the future changes how we remember the past and that’s a

we remember the past and that’s a

we remember the past and that’s a fascinating thing perhaps a bit poetic

fascinating thing perhaps a bit poetic

fascinating thing perhaps a bit poetic but ultimately the insight being it’s

but ultimately the insight being it’s

but ultimately the insight being it’s very important for mankind to take note

very important for mankind to take note

very important for mankind to take note of events that are happening because all

of events that are happening because all

of events that are happening because all historians remember everything

historians remember everything

historians remember everything differently everything is tinged by

differently everything is tinged by

differently everything is tinged by preconception expectation stereotypes

preconception expectation stereotypes

preconception expectation stereotypes and prejudices the human memory system

and prejudices the human memory system

and prejudices the human memory system is malleable