Megan Sumeracki
Cognitive psychologist and associate professor of psychology at Rhode Island College, and author of The Psychology of Memory, specializing in how memory forms and strategies to improve remembering.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 23min
SYSK TRENDING - How Memory Really Works
Megan Sumeracki, cognitive psychologist and author of The Psychology of Memory, explains how memory forms and why it forgets so much. She discusses why certain life periods feel unforgettable, how emotion and vividness mislead us, and how retrieval and spacing can change what we remember. Short, surprising takes on why forgetting is useful and how memories are reshaped over time.
