A self-described magician and escapist who once set a record for eating a household light bulb in fewer than 34 seconds was arrested and charged with committing a string of Brooklyn bank robberies, the police said Thursday.
I’ve been a little disconcerted by the recent appearance in the popular science press of a number of articles seeming to claim that we’re just around the corner from being able to erase painful or traumatic memories. For example:
Wired: The Forgetting Pill Erases Painful Memories Forever by Jonah Lehrer
Scientific American: Erasing Painful Memories: Drug and Behavioral Therapies Will Help Us Forget Toxic Thoughts by Jerry Adler
Ray Bradbury
An unforgettable. Rest in peace, good sir.
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