Remembering to Forget

In a world where memories are becoming increasingly documented, sometimes it can be healthy to forget.

In this episode, host Chris Mitchell talks with four Canadian experts about the merits, and dangers, of forgetting.

Adam Anderson, Canada Research Chair in affective neuroscience, explains why our brains are programmed to forget.

Historian Doris Bergen argues that remembering and forgetting must go hand-in-hand when dealing with the holocaust.

And finally, professors Tim Blackmore and Michael Strangelove discuss how technology is changing the ways we document ourselves and how our memories are becoming increasingly shared.

SPOILER ALERT: Chris completely gives away the ending to Inglourious Basterds in the interview with Doris Bergen.

(Run-time: 30 minutes.)

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