I found the part fascinating about how your memory "files" can essentially be "rewritten" every time you access them - and that it's a common occurrence for memories to change over time unknowingly. And the part about the level of certainty that people felt around those memories was fascinating...
But the leap for me was that it totally absolved Brian Williams. I am not sure I buy that one can innocently mistake being in an aircraft that was shot down vs one that wasn't?
New Hardcore History is out. World War II. I’m sure it’s good.
We listened to a couple (three?) seasons during our drive. Pretty good, but the narrator can get a little annoying with some of his commentary.
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks
The RFK Files, about Bobby Kennedy and Sirhan Sirhan. Interesting stuff from the guys who did Crimetown.
"We saw it…. the hussars let loose their horses. God, what power! They ran through the smoke and the sound was like that of a thousand blacksmiths beating with a thousand hammers
They rush on to the Swedes! They crash into the Swedish riters…. Overwhelm them! They crash into the second regiment - Overwhelmed! Resistance collapses, dissolves, they move forward as easily as if they were parading on a grand boulevard
"We saw it…. the hussars let loose their horses. God, what power! They ran through the smoke and the sound was like that of a thousand blacksmiths beating with a thousand hammers
They rush on to the Swedes! They crash into the Swedish riters…. Overwhelm them! They crash into the second regiment - Overwhelmed! Resistance collapses, dissolves, they move forward as easily as if they were parading on a grand boulevard
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