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The Future of Memory

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Packed Lunch discussion in the Forum, Steven Pocock. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join psychologist Julia Shaw to hear how our memories can be hacked and how we can protect ourselves with tools like SPOT, a chatbot that tackles workplace harassment and discrimination.

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Location

We’ll be in the Forum. To get there, take the lift or stairs up to level 1 and then follow the signs through the ‘Being Human’ gallery.

Limited spaces available

Spaces are limited and may run out if we are busy so you may wish to arrive early.

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About your researcher

Julia Shaw

Dr Julia Shaw’s book ‘Making Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side’ is out now. Dr Shaw is a psychological scientist based at UCL who is best known for her work in the areas of memory and criminal psychology. Her bestselling debut book ‘The Memory Illusion’ has appeared in 20 languages. She also co-founded the memory science and artificial intelligence start-up Spot, which helps combat workplace harassment and discrimination.